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*cough* *cough* I'm sick. Ex-wife and the kids showed up unannounced this afternoon as I was trying to sleep it off. - Mop Oct 29, 19:32 3
- I voted no, and my very liberal wife voted no. Sorry. Also - Booooocon Oct 29, 19:43 2
  - She'd give me a high-five. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:57
  - Go go Redmond jinx -- nm - mr monkey Oct 29, 19:45
good gracious, Wisconsin kicker. You bozo -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 19:27
looks like Boise State will lose to Wyoming -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 19:24 1
- Wyoming is no stiff -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 19:29
Nebr-Wisc going into OT. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 19:19 2
- 8-0, Lets Go! -- nm - J Oct 29, 19:21 1
  - Ugh -- nm - J Oct 29, 19:43
Nate Gerry should be improving his draft status tonight. 2 picks so far. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 19:00
Finally we are going to get serious about cancer by getting baseball involved -- nm - Rollo Oct 29, 18:57
Back to the Future plays much differently with 30 years' older eyes - Reagen Oct 29, 18:54 19
- If you were remaking it today (I know shut my mouth) what would the time machine be? - Reagen Oct 29, 19:29 12
  - a Saturn -- nm - Tim Oct 29, 19:37 2
    - Has to plausibly get to 88 mph tho -- nm - Rollo Oct 29, 19:38 1
      - How far high does the cliff have to be to achieve terminal velocity? -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:39
  - Probably an Apple watch. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 19:35
  - Tesla, obvious. It has to be exotic, boutique. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:32 5
    - the DeLorian was a notorious lemon,though, which was part of the joke. -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 19:34 3
      - Along those lines as well as exotic: Fisker Karma -- nm - JD Oct 29, 19:40 1
        
        Aw, yeah. I'll go with that. OK, we've got enough for a pitch. They remade Ghostbusters with less. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:41
      - *cough* *cough* -- nm - Consumer Reports Oct 29, 19:35
    - Batteries, powered by electricity, insanity mode, etc. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:33
  - Miata or 911 -- nm - Rollo Oct 29, 19:32 1
    - Wow, Miatas are still being produced. I would have lost a bet on this -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 19:41
- Great Scott! -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:26
- White Privilege: "Hey kid we hauled up in an emergency to play guitar, how about you take over the band" -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 19:21 2
  - Well it was the 50s -- nm - Rollo Oct 29, 19:31
  - "Watch me for the changes" - prayformojo Oct 29, 19:28
- Like why is Marty hanging out with Doc in the first place? -- nm - Volnelk Oct 29, 19:13 1
  - Doc arranged that somehow because he knew he'd have to have Marty to save his bacon -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 19:29
Inferno was messy and very disappointing in that they didn't do the proper ending - J Oct 29, 18:53
Fine. I'm sick of hiding it, of living a lie, so it's time I just admit it. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 29, 18:45 3
- Sandman and Phoebe? -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 29, 19:40
- You are voting for Trump!! -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 18:52
- I don't think you're in the minority there. #MAGA -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 18:48
CBC has a drama with Alex Kingston? -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 18:33
I think they make fake Canadian commercials to throw the Americans. Budweiser Prohibition Brew? Yeah, right. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 18:23
Echo chamber? I'm feeling the email news is reflecting more negatively on Comey than Clinton. - Mop Oct 29, 18:18 3
- Thank goodness for those Sunday news programs... -- nm - Strongbad Oct 29, 19:00
- The emails were not to or from Clinton. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 29, 18:49 1
  - But they mentioned Clinton, Spawn! They MENTIONED Clinton! -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:27
You know that thing your dog does when he's really happy? It's got a name. Frenetic Ransom Activity Periods. -- (link) - Mop Oct 29, 18:17 2
- Frapping? -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 18:25 1
  - Every a day, twice on weekends. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 18:26
They apparently have made a tv show out of Wolf Creek -- nm - Dano S Pumpkins Oct 29, 18:14 2
- It's...all right. - Dignan Oct 29, 18:49
- If I remember correctly, it only lasted 3 eps. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 18:39
I suppose it does kind of feel like Anthony Weiner is the Grant Ward of the election. -- (link*) - Scaryllium Oct 29, 17:58 5
- How did Huma end up with him? -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Oct 29, 18:00 4
  - After the first revelations, it was all about appearances. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 18:27 2
    - Same with the Clintons -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 18:29 1
      - All the interns you can bag, Bill, so long as you keep it in your pants until Election Day. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 18:34
  - Maybe she'll become Quake -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 18:04
Watching the new ep of Comic Book Men. I wonder if Remlik says as many dumb things in his store as Walt does. - crash davis Oct 29, 17:56 3
- So Batman better than Superman? -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Oct 29, 18:01 1
  - did you really need to ask that question, even the casual observer knows the truth -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 18:03
- Star Wars Rebels is a new ep. next week. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 18:01
I kinda liked Bubba Ho Tep -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 17:42 1
- italright -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Oct 29, 17:49
This Halloween, remember. This exists. -- (link) - Dano S Pumpkins Oct 29, 17:22 [youtube] 3
- David Pumpkins? Yes, you won't let us forget. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 17:46
- It's no Nightmare On My Street -- nm - ML Galaxy Oct 29, 17:37
- Of course. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 29, 17:28
"Jew-S-A" -- (link) - philip k mud Oct 29, 17:17 3
- Like the Bruce Springstein song -- nm - mr monkey Oct 29, 17:20 2
  - are you on twitter? -- nm - philip k mud Oct 29, 17:24 1
    - i always guessed xanax -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 17:32
I appear to be watching the climax of the ghost rider sequel. "Imagine a Flamethrower" joke was pretty funny, but overall it's pretty meh. :) -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 17:16 4
- the SHIELD Ghost Rider has been great though and the Special Effects have been better than the movie -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 17:25 3
  - So is this. -- (link) - hellSpawn Oct 29, 18:50
  - Agreed -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 17:27 1
    - The dialogue, too -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 17:28
Oh hell. Oregon is giving another game away. Weeeeeeeeeee -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 17:03
Hah, 2016 done good for once -- (link) - Scaryllium Oct 29, 16:53 3
- Trevor Noah points out that only a white guy can stand up on a plane and throw an explosive device down and people will show concern. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 17:47
- That was my first guess. The Note 7 is not the only Samsung product that has exploded recently. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 17:25 1
  - Had a friend fly through Doha last night, said they were frisking people for illicit Samsung products at security. -- nm - mafic Oct 29, 17:36
One of the best horror movies all time is on AMC right now. -- nm - Jovian Oct 29, 16:10 17
- Saturday the 14th? -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 16:30 10
  - Has this been made yet? Could be a fun sendup of the horror genre to cover the post-massacre events. -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 16:39 9
    - It's no Student Bodies -- nm - Dano S Pumpkins Oct 29, 17:24 3
      - Or Transylvania-1600 -- nm - mr monkey Oct 29, 17:33 2
        
        or Tucker and Dale vs Evil -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 17:36 1
        
        So good. -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 18:05
    - yes. it was awful -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 16:48
    - It has. 9 year old ML watched it at a birthday party. It's *terrible*. -- nm - ML Oct 29, 16:43 3
      - yeah it's awful. I remember watching it, I think, on USA Night Flight -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 16:44 1
        
        Prolly staying up watching on Joe Bobs Drive In Theater -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Oct 29, 16:53
      - Oh. Well, maybe it's time for a mulligan. -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 16:44
- *turns on AMC, sees an ASPCA commercial* Boy you weren't kidding. -- nm - Baron More Dough Oct 29, 16:22
- David's Backyard Adventures Part VI? -- (edited) - ML Galaxy Oct 29, 16:19
- The Notebook? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 29, 16:18 1
  - winning -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 16:18
- The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie? -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 16:17
- Slumber Party Massacre?! -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 16:15
Dr Strange review -- (link) - Scaryllium Oct 29, 16:09
WWE: Hell in the Cell betting odds released... - Remlik Oct 29, 16:07 6
- I'm guess that should be Charlotte +215 -- nm - Strongbad Oct 29, 19:02
- Odds on Charlotte or Sasha dying? -- nm - Tim Oct 29, 16:59
- How does one bet on a scripted already determined outcome? -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 16:10 3
  - I'm surprised it's legal. Years ago the british sportsbooks would take wagers on Survivor but it came crashing down the season Sandra won - Strongbad Oct 29, 19:03
  - Easy...you and I don't know the outcome. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 16:30
  - very carefully -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 16:15
In 8 weeks it will be Christmas Eve. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 29, 16:03 5
- I ordered a box of British groceries today for delivery in Kansas. Sent instructions not to open until I get there :) - MonsterMeg Oct 29, 16:12
- got some presents today (for the girls ) -- (edited) - Beaker Oct 29, 16:06 1
  - got those 4 things plus 9 comics for $47 (98% sure he screwed up the bill) -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 16:07
- Which is why Kim got a present today. -- nm - David's iPad Oct 29, 16:06
- Cool, I still have 8 weeks before I have to begin Christmas shopping. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 16:04
Watching wicked tuna and thinking "maybe I should change careers" - Scaryllium Oct 29, 15:58 5
- "Hey. You gonna eat those peanuts." - Mop Oct 29, 19:40
- Is that guy convicted of disability fraud still on the show? -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 16:08 3
  - I have no idea, I've never watched before -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 16:13 2
    - much like the more recent Pawn Stars I can't watch wicked tuna as it all seems waaaaay too fake -- nm* - Beaker Oct 29, 16:14 1
      - Yeah, but, boats. -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 16:15
~hang on Huskies, hang on!~ -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 15:53 1
- whew -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 16:02
Our true national crisis - "Russell Wilson's injuries are even worse than we thought" - crash davis Oct 29, 15:45 18
- I don't know. If I got hit my Russell Wilson, I'd expect to be hurt pretty bad. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 17:48
- Marriage has made him weak!! His virginity was his power. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:46 16
  - He was married when he came into the league. Go back to your vegan QB -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 15:47 13
    - What? I thought he was a virgin on his wedding night a few months ago. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:48 12
      - Oh you are right. I remember now. He was married. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:48 11
        
        but I taught his wife how to be a woman! -- nm - Golden Tate Oct 29, 15:51
        
        vegan QB with totally regrettable hairstyle -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 15:50 9
        
        He is not going to stand for your anthem now -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:52 8
        
        believe it or not, I support his right to protest -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 15:54 7
        
        As do I. I wouldn't do it, but that is his right to freely express his opinion. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:55 6
        
        by the way - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:56 5
        
        Trish would have dropped some choice words on you -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 15:58 4
        
        She thinks I am the cat's meow. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 16:00 3
        
        at this very moment, she is mad at our cats - just sayin' -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 16:03 2
        
        Did they steal the pizza? -- nm - Pipinstein Oct 29, 17:25 1
        
        nah, just general principles -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 17:44
  - Samson! -- nm* - Beaker Oct 29, 15:46 1
    - Ding! -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:47
RC question for you. - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:42 8
- My Porn-O-Matic 5000? Lord no she shouldn't give it to the FBI -- nm - Bill Clinton Oct 29, 16:03
- yes, producing the server to the FBI without prompting at that time would certainly have stopped the GOP congressional investigation in its tracks - mr monkey Oct 29, 15:54
- There are probably less than 5% of people who even understand how email works. All of this is has been nothing but BS from the beginning. - GregW Oct 29, 15:52 5
  - and yet here we are - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:55 4
    - i hate to break this to you, but there is no answer that Hillary could ever give or will ever give that her opponents will accept - mr monkey Oct 29, 16:02 1
      - true but - Booooocon Oct 29, 16:03
    - I am surprised none of her legal staff caught this before it even got that far. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 16:00 1
      - Yesterday was a stealth attack. I don't think they got notified first. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 16:00
There are a lot of close games in the Top 10 this week. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 15:37
Winnipeg man shot 10 (TEN!) times protecting students gets Star of Courage -- (link) - Beaker Oct 29, 15:30 2
- "It didn’t take me long to realize that I was OK. The majority of the shots had just passed through me, and hadn’t hit anything." - Mop Oct 29, 18:14
- more than deserved -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 15:46
What is this Kindle Prime Reading? Is this new? -- nm - ML Oct 29, 15:21 4
- Not very new, but it is a small subset of ebooks that you can read for free if you are a Prime member. -- nm - GregW Oct 29, 15:30 2
  - Different than Kindle Unlimited? I got burned by that. Payed for it for months without knowing. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 17:50
  - Like all of my books! Better yet, I still get my royalties. -- nm - Qale Oct 29, 16:03
- been around, but another cool feature. -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Oct 29, 15:24
40,000 per Cubs home game x $1700/ticket = $68Million -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Oct 29, 15:02 1
- $68 Million dollars to watch them lose yesterday. shame -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 15:38
ML, the general sentiment was "even this guy thinks you don't have a case, but he also expressed it in a grandstanding and inappropriate way" - Reagen Oct 29, 14:57
Bob Dylan accepts the Nobel Prize. -- (link) - GregW Oct 29, 14:47 2
- Next up: Neil Young -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 29, 14:57 1
  - Robert Hunter -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 14:58
Yikes. This service for image uploads on forums is not doing so well. -- (link) - Scaryllium Oct 29, 14:46
I don't -- nm - mr monkey Oct 29, 14:31 2
- like nice things -- nm - kris Oct 29, 14:33
- ... get it. -- nm - pixie Oct 29, 14:32

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