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Damn, this Giants collapse is not like them -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 11:07 2
- The bullpen is just a f***king mess -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 11:09 1
  - DON'T LOOK AT ME! - mr monkey Sep 20, 11:10
Amazon Japan offers priest delivery -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Sep 20, 11:00
Der adjusten hast happened. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Sep 20, 10:59 1
- danke -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 11:27
McPesto -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:59 1
- Hopefully it is with better beef than they use for their normal burgers -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 11:05
Dear future self: Stop loading up giant-ass Rubbermaid containers full of books. Please and thank you. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 10:56
Page Six's take on the Brange split is replete with affairs, drugs and Russian hookers. -- (link) - Diva Sep 20, 10:49 15
- i'm not sure i believe that 100%. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 11:00 10
  - i try to believe the best about actor couples but my default assumption is none of them go into marriage blind about how the other one really is - mr monkey Sep 20, 11:03 6
    - oh, sure. it's not that i believe Brad was always faithful, i just don't think i believe they broke up because Angie hired a PI to spy -- (edited) - Andie Sep 20, 11:06 5
      - that felt weird to me. you need a detective? - mr monkey Sep 20, 11:09 3
        
        Wouldn't there be a niche industry of celeb private eyes in LA? I have to believe this is a thing somebody could make good and easy bank doing. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 20, 11:11 1
        
        it's hard, if not impossible, to keep very much secret on a working set for very long -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 11:13
        
        right, and how is a detective on set, anyway? i just don't buy that specific overall story there. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 11:11
      - That said, Angelina would know all too well what his on-set game would be like. - Name Withheld by Request Sep 20, 11:07
  - agreed, a lot of speculation. Also rehashing what most know of the pair. - budice Sep 20, 11:02
  - me neither. also not sure I believe tmz 100%. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 11:02 1
    - absolutely. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 11:03
- Hooking up is not a problem for either of them. They'll be fine. -- nm - budice Sep 20, 10:59
- Angelina Jolie: 3 times divorced single mother of 6 -- nm - decline Sep 20, 10:58 1
  - Angelina, call me..... -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:59
- maybe she hired Sherlock too -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:52
Just dropped Woodhead in BF. 49,000 other teams in Yahoo did the same. Not sure why 89 teams picked him up. Dynasty leagues? -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 10:42 1
- Sure. Park him on an un-used IR slot. Drop him later if you really need it. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 20, 11:02
Sherlock star has her purse stolen at the Emmys -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:41 3
- The Case of the Purloined Pocketbook -- nm - TWuG Sep 20, 10:42 2
  - it would seem to be Encyclopedia Brown-level for Holmes -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:43 1
    - When a man's got a heroin habit to feed, they can't all be high profile cases. -- nm - TWuG Sep 20, 10:45
2016 has a sense of humor -- (link) - ty97 Sep 20, 10:35
NY bombing suspect's father claims he informed FBI in 2014 about his son -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:22 2
- Pete Williams at NBC reports that the father-son conflict was much more explicit -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:39 1
  - and he apparently left a "note" -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:56
Son and I decided to watch Battlestar Galactica after watching Next Generation. He loved the miniseries. Watched it for the first time with CC-spoiler - amoxy Sep 20, 10:19 3
- Watched the first episode with my father. At the end: "Sooo... the Cyclons are robots???" -- nm - Ender Sep 20, 12:08
- Such a great series. -- nm - ML Galaxy Sep 20, 10:31
- I loved that series. The board game is also a real hoot with the Cylon accusations that get thrown around. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Sep 20, 10:22
Donald Trump paid lawsuit settlements from his charity. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 10:14 13
- HOW IS THIS REMOTELY CLOSE?!?!?!? -- nm - Volnelk, staring off into the middle distance. Sep 20, 11:19
- Here's more details on what happened on the golf course. Pay attention to the last paragraph -- (link) - Guigue Sep 20, 10:36
- Probably the #127 item that would eliminate any other Presidential candidate -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 10:23 7
  - It really is to the point where he could shoot someone in the face and still be in a close race. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:25 5
    - depends on who he is shooting. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:50 1
      - white guy: problem. Baby: "what color is it?"...Disabled: "Employed?" -- nm* - Mel Profit Sep 20, 11:03
    - Trying to think of things that would really make a dent...Agree with Obama, agree with Hillary - amoxy Sep 20, 10:28 2
      - It would be written off as just saying what he has to say to get elected (but doesn't really believe it). -- nm - pmb Sep 20, 11:09
      - we've seen that the only thing that softens his support is when he backs off the virulent xenophobia and or racism. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:33
  - at least he's never yelled loud, like Howard Dean that one time in Iowa -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:24
- Sure, but Hitlery doesn't smile enough. I just don't like her. -- nm - mara Sep 20, 10:17
- and personally to NY state pol whose office settled his tax disputes -- (link*) - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:16
- not shocked. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 20, 10:16
Brad/Angelina: As if on cue, JANIS at the Storks premiere. -- (link) - budice Sep 20, 09:48 2
- that dress is vom. -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 20, 09:50 1
  - (like my bathroom walls.) -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 20, 09:56
TIL: And pretty much nobody will care. The second Everton club super store (Everton Two) is located at a shopping complex named Liverpool One - JD Sep 20, 09:45 2
- Lol -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 20, 09:50
- They could change it to "Liverpool won" -- nm - Loyola Sep 20, 09:48
you lost 122.60 to 123.35.... - groiny Sep 20, 09:38
Welcome to the Presidential Campaign in 2016, where *Skittles* is forced to comment -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 09:37 12
- really the Bernie Botts Every Flavour Beans are the better metaphor anyway - Reagen Sep 20, 10:32
- That meme has been going around for a while. Have people never seen it? -- nm - spamlet Sep 20, 09:48 8
  - I don't have racist friends. -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Sep 20, 09:53 3
    - Yeah spam stop hanging out with racists -- nm - ML Galaxy Sep 20, 10:18 2
      - He can hang out with whoever he wants to. I was speaking only for myself. *shrug* -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Sep 20, 10:35
      - Sanctimony *whispers* by ML -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:19
  - It took off last night when Trump Jr. Tweeted it and said it's what the election is all about. -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 09:51 3
    - It's not even the worst thing he's retweeted recently. -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Sep 20, 09:58
    - Ah. Makes sense (?) - iSpam Sep 20, 09:57 1
      - yeah, I hadn't seen it before but that's what thrust it into the 'limelight' so to speak -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 10:07
- And its some corporate schmo from Wrigley/Mars company. -- nm - budice Sep 20, 09:41
- I've never trusted orange Skittles either. -- nm - TWuG Sep 20, 09:40
There it is. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 20, 09:34
You want to make CNM even more scary? -- (link) - Spawn Sep 20, 09:31 5
- Unpossible - Epiphany Aloha Sep 20, 09:33 4
  - Epiphany Ebola -- nm - What ty97 read Sep 20, 09:33 3
    - Epiphany Zika is the one to really watch out for. - budice Sep 20, 09:50 2
      - She is a biter - ty97 Sep 20, 10:08 1
        
        Not just a rumor -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 20, 10:27
The US DOT has offered guidelines for autonomous vehicles - TWuG Sep 20, 09:19 1
- And President Obama has an op-ed on the future of autonomous driving -- (link) - TWuG Sep 20, 09:20
Donald Trump statement on Brad/Angelina - ty97 Sep 20, 08:48 3
- Good move Brad. I like women who didn't have breast cancer. -- nm - Trump Sep 20, 10:45
- this election's "October Surprise" is early and lame -- nm - skankhunt42 Sep 20, 09:15
- "Take it from me, buddy. Third time's the charm!" -- nm - skankhunt42 Sep 20, 08:50
for the record, Brad admitted he was doing lots of drugs while married to Jennifer. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 08:45 3
- other than weed? errybody knows he's the King of Weed. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 08:45 2
  - Heh, he was a method actor. -- (link*) - Spawn Sep 20, 08:56 [youtube]
  - i think maybe for a while it went beyond that. - Andie Sep 20, 08:55
guys, kimberly is sitting on payroll until the day of deadline again. it's maddening. I take one day off and 320 people almost miss a paycheck?? - university of amanda jones Sep 20, 08:44 3
- We know how Andie would handle this -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 20, 09:29
- mandyland is slackers -- nm - budice Sep 20, 08:53
- go smack da' bitch up -- nm - decline Sep 20, 08:45
I've been traveling and put on a few (more) pounds and now I need to lose them before I have my next dermatologist screening - ty97 Sep 20, 08:43 3
- salmonella -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 09:33
- Water and laxatives? - Epiphany Aloha Sep 20, 09:30
- purge baby purge -- nm - skankhunt42 Sep 20, 08:47
I have to be honest that '209 days on market' worries me a bit. -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 08:40 18
- I like that house alot. One of the nicest ever linked here. -- nm - Loyola Sep 20, 09:26
- The real reason? spoiler - Spawn Sep 20, 09:03 3
  - Actually, 209 days on market is huge cause for concern. It's a seller's market right now. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 20, 10:24 1
    - also the highlighted note re: the seller being willing to pay for a home warranty. - b. Sep 20, 10:34
  - The Sun Sphere collapsed on it in March. -- nm - Ender Sep 20, 09:05
- the pricing history on houses makes me laugh. - tRuMaN Sep 20, 08:53
- oh yeah, there's obvs something off-putting. It is probably only noticeable upon visiting and seeing firsthand. Or something *nasty* is coming up - Diva Sep 20, 08:42 10
  - There is a mysterious box in the attic... -- nm - decline Sep 20, 08:55 2
    - *opens it and finds upside down airplane stamps* -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:01 1
      - *pops out of the box...wearing nothing but the upside airplane stamp...dashes out of the house...down the street and disappears* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Sep 20, 09:04
  - former meth house -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:54
  - neighbour raises screaming goats. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 08:52
  - *visits and brings back to Maryland, a Civil War soldier's headstone* - Will Hunting Sep 20, 08:51
  - The house was built over a graveyard -- nm - decline Sep 20, 08:47 1
    - *finger to nose* They just moved the headstones. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Sep 20, 08:52
  - the previous owner had 27 cats -- nm - decline Sep 20, 08:44 1
    - 3 are currently nursing litters in a crawlspace. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 08:45
- word -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:41
The Eagles: Knocking out QB's one week at a time -- (link) - decline Sep 20, 08:40 4
- what is his cap situation? do they cut bait with him in the offseason? -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:40 3
  - I *almost* drafted Hoyer in QV as a handcuff for Cutler. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 08:58
  - If I read it correctly, an offseason cut would cost them 2M -- nm - decline Sep 20, 08:57 1
    - he gone -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 10:53
me, to jonathan via text. "angelina filed for divorce. appar brad is a big stoner with anger issues." - university of amanda jones Sep 20, 08:37 5
- Boys and their stinky fish! -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 20, 09:32 1
  - Yeah, "boys" -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 10:02
- I'm sorry he doesn't care. - Spawn Sep 20, 08:52
- he's no better than brad! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 08:50
- seriously. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 08:38
"the decision was made "for the health of the family." " that is certainly not irreconcilable differences which is usually the go-to -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:37 5
- She and he do fine. She does not like him with the kids. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:37 4
  - she found a doobie under Pax's pillow. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 08:40 3
    - who is reporting the drug stuff? -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 08:42 2
      - I made that up. TMZ said something about Pitt's weed usage/anger and I made a bad joke. -- nm* - Diva Sep 20, 08:44 1
        
        oh i figured that was an exaggeration, i missed the weed reference at TMZ -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 08:44
Go big or go home. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:36
TV Ratings: Kevin Can Wait 11.15M/2.6 (Solid), The Good Place 8.06M/2.3 (good), Lucifer 4.41/1.3 (meh), BBT down a point, Gotham 3.78M/1.2 (ouch) -- nm - MDH Sep 20, 08:35 22
- I'm just waiting for you guys to tell me what to watch. I think max probably is too. -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 20, 08:41 3
  - Good Place: Thumbs up. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 20, 09:02 1
    - It did not hit it out of the park, but it was solid fun. I am onboard for the season. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 09:04
  - We polled yesterday and I'm recording a few things based on this. -- nm - iSpam Sep 20, 08:50
- Lucifer was fun as always. His reaction when - spoils - Beaker Sep 20, 08:38 16
  - it took forever for me to figure out where I saw the evidence tech person from. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:43 6
    - my prediction for a plot point is - spoils? - Beaker Sep 20, 08:47
    - where?! (cause I can't even find her on imdb for that episode) -- nm* - Beaker Sep 20, 08:44 4
      - here... -- (link) - groiny Sep 20, 09:27 1
        
        merci -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 10:54
      - she was a regular on Dexter. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 09:06
      - On Lucifer. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:45
  - I like that the actor has three daughters. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:42
  - also, he is a good singer (and I assume it is not him playing the piano) -- nm* - Beaker Sep 20, 08:38 7
    - he is very bad at fake piano playing. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 08:39 6
      - Or is he very good at fake being bad at fake piano playing??? -- nm - Ender Sep 20, 08:56 1
        
        it's the second greatest trick he ever pulled. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 09:00
      - I think it works as he is the devil. He does not really know how to play, he just makes it happen. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:41 2
        
        I like it. (Why isn't the devil considered a god if he has god-like powers?) -- nm - mara Sep 20, 10:21
        
        I'll allow it -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:45
      - heh. I will always think of Limitless now for stuff like that - Beaker Sep 20, 08:40
- It makes me laugh that those first two are on the same night. (Heaven play) -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:37

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