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Bucs RB Doug Martin expected to miss 3 weeks with hamstring injury -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 05:22 1
- Cutler likely out 2-3 weeks -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 05:24
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- Offshore sites still have Clinton 69% to win. RCP Map shows 301-237. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 05:25 8
  - 538 FWIW (it's only one model and well...they mess up Trump in the primary) has Trump at 44% as of yesterday -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 05:38
  - I still don't think Trump breaks 200 EV. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 05:29 4
    - I fear we liberals are the 'unskew the polls' folks this year -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 05:38 1
      - I keep seeing national polls which are meaningless. All that matters are the swing states and what those polls are showing is Hillary winning. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 05:44
    - My prediction from months ago is Hillary breaks 350. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 05:33 1
      - I see things getting worse for Trump after the debates and when it comes time for people to vote they'll choose the stable, serious and rational - Krusty Sep 21, 05:41
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  - RCP Senate Map: Dems gain 3 seats but still behind 51-49. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 05:26
- does rigging charity golf tournaments count as winning? -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 05:24
BLM Protest in Charlotte got violent last night, 2 dozen injured -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 21, 04:57 2
- " 12 officers injured, fires set, as protests break out in Charlotte after police fatally shoot man" -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 04:58 1
  - Yes, 12 of the 2 dozen injured were police officers. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 04:59
Broncos LB Brandon Marshall wonders why people aren't more outraged over the shooting of another unarmed black man -- (link) - Beaker Sep 21, 04:40
NYT: How Bad Off Is Oil-Rich Venezuela? It’s Buying U.S. Oil -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 21, 04:28 4
- Socialist paradise! -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 04:33 3
  - Be careful, the Bernie Bros will come after you. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 04:34 2
    - He and others never mentioned Venezuela as a social paradise but did mention some of the Nordic countries and other places where - Krusty Sep 21, 05:43
    - they're easily distracted...similar to zombies -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 05:10
re: Curtis Hanson - LA Confidential was the first quiz I ever wrote for HWDYK -- nm - prayformojo Sep 21, 04:22
TV PSA: Survivor, Big Brother, Blindspot, Lethal Weapon, Goldbergs, Speechless, Empire, L&O SVU, Modern Family, Blackish, American Horror Story, -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 03:54 3
- UK gets Bake Off, Castle and a documentary on Dadaism (from Dada to Gaga) -- nm - LMS Sep 21, 05:27
- **Big Brother Prediction** - Strongbad Sep 21, 04:35
- Who's Line, Chicago PD, Designated Survivor, Mr Robot, South Park, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 03:55
Kelly alert! (and others) Clive Owen is doing another BMW short, this one directed by Neill Blomkamp -- (link) - LMS Sep 21, 03:25 3
- I've never seen those shorts. -- nm - kelly Sep 21, 05:06 1
  - Most are pretty great, you're in for a treat. -- nm - LMS Sep 21, 05:09
- Noice -- nm - landbeck Sep 21, 03:41
ABC you've overplayed your hand. I will not be watching that show about what happens if Jack Bauer stays in a bunker one night. -- nm - . Sep 21, 01:53 1
- It sounds ridiculous and I figure it'll be 24 with less torture. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 05:31
Smart kitty - Covington Sep 21, 01:43 1
- LOLOLOLOL -- nm - JenBro Sep 21, 01:52
SHIELD was pretty good. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 00:31 4
- In the first few episodes of season 1? Agreed. -- nm - con_carne Sep 21, 00:38 3
  - um...you are the only one who thinks this as it didn't get really good till it tiedinto Cap 2 -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 02:56
  - No, tonight. (Spoils) - Beryllium Sep 21, 00:42 1
    - Nah, I like my answer better -- nm - con_carne Sep 21, 00:45
My local guitar hero, Ethan Tucker got buzzed in on The Voice, choose Blake over Adam (to be coached outside his comfort zone) on to the next round -- nm* - zeitgeist Sep 21, 00:19
Charlotte is burning following another police shooting -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 23:57
Cubs owner renews long-term Curse agreement -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 23:06 2
- $6 million against, $1 million for, I don't think they really support him. -- nm - jnine Sep 20, 23:50
- So he really has something on them and has successfully blackmailed them. -- nm - . Sep 20, 23:45
nmb Canadian ST'ers, the Presidents Choice brand cereal called "Crunchy Maple Almond" is mighty good! - JenBro Sep 20, 22:01 12
- I'm not sure you had room for more than that box :) And that fudge I was going to share at the museum? Umm, nope ;-) -- nm - Meg Sep 20, 22:05 11
  - THEY SHIP TO THE USA -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 20, 22:18 3
    - We actually got Rybas ... I like it better than Murdicks. -- (link) - JenBro Sep 20, 22:23
    - Oh. shut. up!! :) -- nm - Meg Sep 20, 22:21 1
      - :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 20, 22:28
  - She would have had to jettison some of her chips. -- nm - . Sep 20, 22:13 6
    - Trust me, no way she was giving up the chips. I could see me being strapped to the hood before that :) -- nm - Meg Sep 20, 22:16 5
      - I did have a LOT of stuff ... Truthfully there are still some things in the car (Tide detergent for one) -- nm - JenBro Sep 20, 22:20 4
        
        Oh, that book I bought in the airport? I finished it about half way home. - Meg Sep 20, 22:25 3
        
        so ... Did you like it? -- nm - JenBro Sep 20, 22:27 2
        
        Oh yes. I'll send it up to you soon. -- nm - Meg Sep 20, 22:32 1
        
        Eggselent! I'm still grinning at how much fun I had! Fantastic vacation - can't thank you enough! -- nm - JenBro Sep 20, 22:36
Mafic's story below reminded me of one I once heard..... - Meg Sep 20, 21:50 1
- And one of my favorite Johnny Cash songs is "On Piece at a Time" -- (link) - Meg Sep 20, 21:53
there is a 2 headed cow in Kentucky -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 20, 21:49
NASA will hold a call with the media regarding surprising activity on Europa -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 21:03 2
- "That's no moon!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 21:54
- that can only mean one thing! - mafic Sep 20, 21:07
Seth MacFarlane is a genius. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 20, 20:48 4
- except for breaking up with Emelia Clarke -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 20, 20:59
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- they're generally forbidden to talk anyway. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 20:50 1
  - Trump feeds off an audience. Just him, Hillary, and a moderator ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 21:01
So sleepy. Two days in a row I almost fell asleep at my desk after 4. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 20:47
Atlanta is so good. My favorite new show. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 20:45 4
- Pitch it to me in non spoilery terms. -- nm - Max Sep 20, 21:21 2
  - Sarcastic Troy who is down on his luck with a rapper cousin tries to make it in Atlanta. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 20, 21:54
  - The Wire meets Louie? -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 21:50
- It really is. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 20, 21:13
speaking of smuggling gold, I talked to a guy the other day, who when dismantling a gold-pouring room at a mine found hidden away a couple moulds for - mafic Sep 20, 20:15 9
- I would think they'd notice when the wrench bent before the nut was tight - zeitgeist Sep 20, 23:54 1
  - sure, but why would they check if the wrench worked? Why would they even suspect someone was making gold wrenches? - mafic Sep 21, 01:45
- But then the dumb guy in the crew put them in with the regular wrenches and they got lost forever -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 21:14 1
  - "At least that's what the miner told the taxi driver told the waiter told my guy." -- nm - Luis si Sep 20, 21:59
- Hee -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 20, 21:10
- That's awesome. -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 20:35
- ballin...need a golden wrench for layin pipe -- nm - budice Sep 20, 20:34
- yeah ... about that ... -- nm - call me Ishmael, pirate smuggler for life Sep 20, 20:30
- sweet -- nm - mud Sep 20, 20:22
NYT to maybe start doing its job -- (link) - Reagen Sep 20, 20:09 2
- Boston Globe is already doing this. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 05:40
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TIL: There is an Australian museum with Skylab debris on display -- (link) - JD Sep 20, 19:58 4
- hey, I'm going there over Christmas! but don't expect to do anything else in Esperance. nice, but small. - mafic Sep 20, 20:07 3
  - How's your new churchhouse? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 22:35 1
    - don't move in until December, but it looks nice from the outside? - mafic Sep 21, 18:29
  - *waves* -- nm - Manny the Manatee Sep 20, 20:08
In the no way in hell category...The CIFF will be holding 30th anniversary showing of Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer - . Sep 20, 19:15
sitwap: RIP director Curtis Hanson.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 20, 18:57 15
- :( -- nm - JenBro Sep 20, 21:51
- 2016 can kiss my ass. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 20:45 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 05:28
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- Wonder Boys was one of those right time right place movies for me. - Dignan Sep 20, 19:36 2
  - "It was pretty cool. They had the showtime listed in the paper and when I went to the theater it was playing" -- nm* - mr monkey Sep 20, 21:19
  - I bet he still hasn't finished that manuscript. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:41
- 71 years old. -- nm - Max Sep 20, 19:29
- from this I learned that Charmian Carr also just passed. - Mel Profit Sep 20, 19:19 3
  - Wait. Really?! That was definitely before and I was way more affected by Charmain Carr - JD Sep 20, 19:26 2
    - Rolf was gay AF, for the record. Surprised she never noticed -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 19:32 1
      - After I went to the Hollywood Bowl Sing-A-Long..I totally agree - JD Sep 20, 19:43
- 😢 -- nm - JD Sep 20, 19:16
- I hate 2016.. He directed my favorite film of the last 30 years, or more..(NM) - Marlowe Sep 20, 19:09
- jeez this year. -- nm - Jovian Sep 20, 19:03
WWE: Everyone was concerned about Cole calling the cruiserweight matches, but he was fine. Foley's introduction was the absolute worst. - Tim Sep 20, 18:51 6
- It was so bad, it didn't make the Hulu 90 minute version. That is, unless it's after the impromptu 10 man tag. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 18:52 1
  - It got the pre-main event death slot. But the crowd got into it by the end. -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 18:53
- also, 1.9 rating. Ouch. -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 18:52 3
  - I suspect we'll have a new world champion on Sunday! -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 19:04 2
    - That's really unfair for Steph and Foley to make AJ Styles defend his belt on a show he's not even on. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 19:17 1
      - HA! well played. a NEW UNIVERSAL champion! -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 19:28
Dear tablet, didn't you update those programs yesterday? -- nm - . Sep 20, 18:44 1
- Ads. They update constantly for ads. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 18:47
Our 7-8pm showing tonight was a no-show. Our realtor is...not pleased. - kelly Sep 20, 18:37 1
- :( -- nm - Bacon Sep 20, 18:40
Stand By Me. 30 year anniversary. Still good. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 20, 18:24 1
- Nevermind by Nirvana. 25 year anniversary. Still good. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 22:52
I bought a friend this laptop today to reward her for upcoming elevation to Laurel in the SCA. For a non-gamer, these specs are decent enough, yesh? -- (link) - Qale Sep 20, 18:18 2
- seems like an awesome deal -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 18:23 1
  - The machine it replaces is 7 years old so there is kind of a "anything would be better" thing. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 18:32
Sanchez! -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 18:16 2
- dirrty -- nm - ML Sep 20, 18:24 1
  - 17 now. That's just crazy. -- nm* - Krusty Sep 20, 18:29
Milennials vs Gen X is the fucking stupidest thing Survivor has ever done. The commercials make me want to hurt them. -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 18:12 3
- Funny -I was thinking I'd watch it this time just to see if the two groups had any advantages. -- nm - JenBro Sep 20, 21:54
- that list of stupid has grown a lot the past few years -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 20, 18:17
- Yeah. I'm not going to watch. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 18:13
Love me. Ortiz me. -- nm - CQ Sep 20, 18:10 1
- Roidy. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 18:49
FLOTUS doing her best POTUS on Colbert -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 18:05
SHIELD minor spoilers - Beaker Sep 20, 17:56
HIllary still crushing it on Humans of New York -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 20, 17:44 1
- me 2! -- nm - ellen Sep 20, 18:02
Took my first gym. Now what do I do? - iSpam Sep 20, 17:44 11
- Make sure to stretch afterwards. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 17:49
- Go to your shop and collect your coins -- nm - decline Sep 20, 17:47 8
  - And that's it? One coin collection -- nm - iSpam Sep 20, 17:52 7
    - if you stay in it 24 hours, you receive more. make note of the critter you have in there, btw - while there's a little - b. Sep 20, 17:55 5
      - (it may be 21 hours, not 24.) -- nm - b. Sep 20, 18:30 1
        
        Yup, 21. -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 18:35
      - nerds! -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 18:14 1
        
        *holds up mirror* -- nm - b. Sep 20, 18:31
      - 👍🏻 - iSpam Sep 20, 18:04
    - Per day you hold the gym -- nm - decline Sep 20, 17:55
- Collect coins and stardust for the day. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 20, 17:47
Apparently his experience scarred him so much he no longer posts after a C7 mention. - iSpam Sep 20, 17:32 2
- The Archer C7 router only provides Minitel. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Sep 20, 18:20
- Kevin James *is* pretty painful. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 17:41
Dexter McCluster signs with the Chargers -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 17:24
barn burner -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 17:22 1
- *gets ready* -- nm - Andrew Luck Sep 20, 19:22
“Atlanta” and “Better Things” have been renewed for 10-episode second seasons by FX -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 17:14
i want me gold! -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 17:13 1
- Shove it! -- nm - Bacon Sep 20, 17:17

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