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Anyone have a thing for Maggie Q? Just walked past her Designated Survivor trailer -- nm - zork Nov 12, 23:18
All the bathroom stalls at the airport are full on compartments with sinks and everything. - Mop Nov 12, 22:46 2
- that still doesn't stop the person before you missing the toilet :(( -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 22:48 1
  - And the men miss it also -- nm - Bacon Nov 12, 22:56
That was awesome! They represented Phife nicely and they did a great job. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 22:25 3
- And as for the show, I laughed out loud a few times. - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 22:39 1
  - Yup. It was a good show and even the last couple of skits were funny. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 22:47
- Agreed. - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 22:37
UFC205 main event time -- nm - budice Nov 12, 22:16 3
- Spoils - J Nov 12, 22:34 1
  - spoils -- (edited) - budice Nov 12, 22:40
- Welp. -- nm - budice Nov 12, 22:33
I don't buy from Amazon that frequently. Do they no longer give digital copies of anything you buy from them on CD? - Tim Nov 12, 22:10 1
- I was given the option to autorip within the last month. -- nm - kelly Nov 12, 22:35
This month's lecture at the Arch. Soc. involved trying to identify various rock artifacts to their source. - Meg Nov 12, 21:59 3
- *looks at object*..."Send it back, say its Indian" -- nm - People in Tucson Nov 12, 22:05 2
  - Near as I could understand the rock is preCambrian but San Diego County only goes back to the Jurassic. We're looking at - Meg Nov 12, 22:11 1
    - no fruitcake for them!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 23:04
Arrival is a mean trick! Booo! - Max Nov 12, 21:51
Can I get a translation on the Tribe Called Quest performance? - JaxSean Nov 12, 21:22 3
- Phife. It dropped down during his verse. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 12, 21:24
- Phife. Band member who died of diabetes earlier this year. -- nm - andie Nov 12, 21:24 1
  - Gracias -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 21:36
Arrival: *circle with squiggly bits* -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 21:14 1
- It's the kind of movie that eats at your brain for hours afterward. -- nm - David Nov 12, 21:21
SNL spoils... - Remlik Nov 12, 21:09 1
- Sorry Lauren -- nm - Epiphany Nov 12, 21:10
So I'm going to gift The Essential Calvin and Hobbes to an 11 year old as well hand down The Far Side Gallery 2 and The Prehistory of the Far Side: -- (edited) - JD Nov 12, 21:02 1
- That would've been perfect for me at that age. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 21:04
Dr, Strange 3D on first viewing is really a must if possible. Solid B -- nm - Bacon Nov 12, 20:58 10
- i'm glad you liked it -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 21:04 8
  - They got the casting perfect. -- nm - Bacon Nov 12, 21:06 7
    - this could cause a flamewar on some other sites. The Ancient One is from Tibet, they changed it for the Chinese audiences. some fans are really irate. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 21:50 6
      - Well, that's the Free Tibet people's take. Marvel says it was about troubling stereotypes. -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 22:03 1
        
        I don't care. they got a great actress for the role who did a wonderful job..I hate movie politics. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 23:19
      - Eh, Matt Damon is going to save the Great Wall of China, and Scarlett Johansson is going to be a Japanese Anime hero. - Bacon Nov 12, 22:01 1
        
        That 5 second trailer is an interesting notion. -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 22:12
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      - but yes the actors they chose did a wonderful acting job and were very credible. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 21:51
- Oh, yes, I did like the 3D. Also, one of the screenwriters just "liked" a tweet of mine. So that's a fraction of a second of fame-proximity. - Beryllium Nov 12, 21:03
Spy is a horrible movie that bands heavily on fat jokes and Melissa McCartney just lets them do it. - Mop Nov 12, 20:35 18
- Wrong. -- nm - Diva Nov 13, 03:36
- A. 4 generations of black actors and myriad roles as thug, dealer, or Stephen fetchit, b. It's her thing, look at snl, and or every role she's played -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 12, 23:51
- How can you be so wrong again? -- nm - Lucy Nov 12, 22:55 1
  - *fart joke* -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 23:12
- Was this an airplane edit? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 21:26 3
  - I watched unrated, actually, which meant a lot of f-bombs and dick pics. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 21:50 2
    - Hmm, I don't think I saw that version. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 21:50 1
      - There's a very long dick pic gag that surely was superfluous. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 22:43
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  - I am she as you are she as you are me -- nm - JD Nov 12, 21:05 2
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      - 'Points to response below"--- at least no fire 8-) -- nm - JD Nov 12, 21:11
- Your last paragraph is correct. Middle paragraph is mostly correct. First paragraph is ascribing malice that just isn't there, to physical comedy - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:40 3
  - Yep -- nm - kelly Nov 12, 21:19
  - I agree. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 21:13
  - I agree. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 20:45
- Though speaking for myself, if I could get $15 million (near as I can research Melissa's salary for Spy)..I'd totally be ok playing a role where I was - JD Nov 12, 20:40
- Good lord. -- nm - David Nov 12, 20:40
Wow. #2, #3, #4 lose in the same day for the second time ever. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 20:32 4
- Ohio State is back in it and face Michigan in two weeks. If staying in the top 4 is still on the line - TWuG Nov 12, 21:02
- And it won't change the top of the rankings much at all. - Dano Nov 12, 20:59 1
  - nm -- nm* - Bacon Nov 12, 21:00
- And 8 and 9. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 20:37
There's 3 -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 20:31 1
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I don't know if this is a nightly occurrence in Iceland but I felt like a freaking hurricane outside tonight. - Mop Nov 12, 20:30 1
- Heh, we had that here today. But there are no trees where you are, right? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 21:05
Ok, this one actually looks like LA -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:27 6
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  - "Now" = 2:46 PM - 12 Nov 2016 -- nm - JD Nov 12, 20:33 4
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      - The sun is a mass of incandescent gas; a gigantic nuclear furnace where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees. -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 21:02 2
        
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        He left out -- (link) - JD Nov 12, 21:10 [youtube]
Don't judge me but... - Cuzzin Todd Nov 12, 20:02 1
- Laws yes. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 20:06
That first half hour of Green Room is phenomenal. - David Nov 12, 20:02 5
- is that the Patrick Stewart movie? -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 20:35 2
  - Yes. It's got two Star Trek members. -- nm - David Nov 12, 20:42
  - That's one to put it -- nm - JD Nov 12, 20:36
- Agreed...also good... - Epiphany Nov 12, 20:11 1
  - Maybe you don't have to smile so sad. Laugh when you're feeling bad.......so agreed -- nm - JD Nov 12, 20:16
That's 2....Washington goes down -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 19:56 4
- Hot damn! My Buffs can move up to the top 10 if they hold on -- nm - Flavorize Nov 12, 20:10
- Michigan barely holding on. Just kicked a FG to take a 13-11 lead. -- nm - GregW Nov 12, 20:01 2
  - Iowa's gonna get an adrenaline surge when word spreads on the sideline. -- nm - David Nov 12, 20:01 1
    - On cue -- nm - JD Nov 12, 20:08
I just looked at the reservation page for the Christmas show at the Gem (local live theater). They play on Thurs, Fri, and Sat nights and a Sunday - Meg Nov 12, 19:43 4
- Do you get to sit on his lap? -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 20:13 3
  - On whose lap? Zac? -- nm - JD Nov 12, 20:17 2
    - Heh. :-) I meant Santa but either would likely make her smile. - Krusty Nov 12, 22:36 1
      - :):) Yeah, Santa's more my age but Zac *is* kinda cute. -- nm - Meg Nov 12, 22:53
For it appearing to be a boring slate of college football games, there's some stuff going on. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 19:41 2
- Have you seen the fake punt by Iowa? -- (link) - GregW Nov 12, 19:42 1
  - Yikes -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 20:10
PSA: 1 hour until Dave Chappelle and A Tribe Called Quest on SNL. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 19:30
Tommy Armstrong carried off the field by his OL when he came up limping after a 13yd TD run to cap off a 91yd drive. -- nm - GregW Nov 12, 19:20
Mount Union lost. They are now 222-2 in their last 224 games. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 12, 18:54 1
- Yep. Breaks a string of 24 straight conference titles. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 18:56
"Boring conversation anyway." -- nm - ML Galaxy Nov 12, 18:24 9
- Ooh, that's right, I can watch more Firefly tonight -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 18:29 8
  - Mal does not equal Solo. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 18:44 6
    - No, he's better than Solo. - Beryllium Nov 12, 19:08 5
      - And that is why you fail. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 19:12 4
        
        Well, neither of them achieves much success in the end. - Beryllium Nov 12, 19:20 3
        
        pssst .. - philip k mud Nov 12, 19:43 2
        
        Not hardly. - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:05
        
        spoiler - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 19:55
  - (Netflix doesn't have ANH/ESB/ROTJ, so ... Firefly) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 18:29
U! F! C! 205!!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 18:16 1
- My picks - J Nov 12, 18:36
suck it Red Wings. Suck. It. -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 18:06 3
- I thought you were a wings fan? -- nm - iSpam Nov 12, 18:20 2
  - hahahahah, no -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 18:21 1
    - *killfile* -- nm - iSpam Nov 12, 19:54
DOUBLE BOOM!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 18:04
Dang, USC has a good QB and receiver squad -- nm* - zeit spiced geist Nov 12, 18:00
Blue Jackets on a roll again. -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 17:58 1
- So crazy. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 18:37
Colombia's government and Marxist guerillas said on Saturday they had agreed a new peace deal to end their 52-year war -- nm - TRUMP! Nov 12, 17:47 1
- Farxist? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 17:48
take 8 minutes and 49 seconds and watch this short film -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 17:28 [youtube] 5 1
- "um...thanks?" -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 17:51
- "I'm gonna go ahead and retract my disgust" -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 17:33 2
  - "Well, fuck." Heheh -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 17:43 1
    - I love Ron Swanson's voice -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 17:44
- Also take 10 minutes and 15 seconds to re-watch this one -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 12, 17:32 [youtube]
"Racism destroyed in one minute" ... maybe we can add samara to this video to ensure everyone sees it -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 12, 17:25
Conor MacGregor just killed 13 people....still popular -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 17:15
Man, Kubo and the Two Strings is a flippin' terrific movie -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 17:03 5
- I was not in the right head space for that movie but it was very very good. - Epiphany Nov 12, 20:15
- Yup. I need to grab it. -- nm - iSpam Nov 12, 17:27 2
  - I just got it from raaj for $7.50 - JaxSean Nov 12, 17:29 1
    - I didn't see he had it but a lot of times it shows up yellow on white on my phone. -- nm - iSpam Nov 12, 17:56
- I love it but have a few quibbles. The obon dance is wrong for that music. - . Nov 12, 17:07
*BOOM* -- nm - NCAA playoffs Nov 12, 17:00 2
- MARCH MADNESS!!! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 12, 17:16
- Roll Tide -- nm - budice Nov 12, 17:04
With a name like Blewitt, you don't want to miss the game winning FG. -- nm - GregW Nov 12, 17:00
Are Timtams Australia specific? I love Malteasers and that was my initial answer but then I looked up TimTams - JD Nov 12, 17:00 6
- They sell them here in Canada, but their origin is straya -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 17:16
- Are they the same as the ones Ralphs is selling? -- nm - Meg Nov 12, 17:11 3
  - Are they?!? In what could turn out to be a one step forward, two back..I'll look the next time when my run starts/finishes from the Eastbluff Ralphs -- nm - JD Nov 12, 18:47 2
    - Seems they are indeed the same thing - and available all over. -- (link) - Meg Nov 12, 19:03 1
      - Thank you for the info. I'm positive that I would have never looked for them under an Arnott's Original name -- nm - JD Nov 12, 19:51
- Got a Pepperidge Farm outlet store anywhere near you? They usually have them. And maybe Cost Plus. - . Nov 12, 17:11
9000 year old Burriel in Ireland -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 12, 16:54 4
- I thought he was still in Iceland? -- nm - Meg Nov 12, 17:11 2
  - That's his alibi -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 12, 17:58 1
    - change the R ot a C and you got it :) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 22:03
- ~ hyde ain't got nuthin on Mop ~ -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 17:00

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