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Kosovo police said Thursday they prevented simultaneous attacks by ISIS, including on the Israeli national soccer team that played a World Cup - Beaker Nov 17, 10:42
groiny, so if you're about done with Destiny, what is next? I think I'm about a month away from rejoining XBox One live late Friday nights and Sat too -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:37 37
- *walks up to crash, slowly. does a smart salute, walks away* -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 17, 10:55
- Now that the Xbone has clubs has anybody put together an ST club yet? -- nm - eag Nov 17, 10:51 2
  - yes -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 17, 10:52
  - I don't really get the point/ -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:52
- Overwatch! -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 10:50 1
  - people are still playing that? -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:51
- Do you guys play anything on PC at all? (NM) - Marlowe Nov 17, 10:49 2
  - Baldur's Gate! Just git it and 2 last week -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:51
  - yucky, get a game system! -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:50
- I think my next game is Dishonored 2. -- nm - David Nov 17, 10:47 8
  - It's more of the first, but imo better. -- nm - decline Nov 17, 11:06
  - Is there multiplayer? -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 10:56
  - e3 stuff for that looked fantastic....nm - x Nov 17, 10:52
  - did you play the first? -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:49 4
    - i did. fun game. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 17, 10:51
    - Nope. -- nm - David Nov 17, 10:49 2
      - I think you may enjoy it, it was a lot of sneaking around and killing shit. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:51 1
        
        and quasi-super powers, a lot like David's favorite 3 game video game series - tRuMaN Nov 17, 10:53
- Battlefield! -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 10:42 10
  - I want something that's not a military shooting game we can play together but it seems like it's that or racing games. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 10:57 1
    - Epic 64-Player Multiplayer Battles!!!!!!! -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 11:00
  - I am intrigued by the idea of Battlefield 1. But I want to play with the group on XBone. So whatever folks want - crash davis Nov 17, 10:47 1
    - J has it already, and I am 100% sure it is my next game. - groiny Nov 17, 10:49
  - do you have it? -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:43 5
    - not yet. waiting for a BF deal. If there isn't one I'll get it that weekend regardless -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 10:44 4
      - I think I saw it for 35 on Black Friday ads. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:45 3
        
        Walmart and Amazon marked it down to $29.99 the other day, so that's your BF price to beat. -- nm - ML Nov 17, 10:46
        
        yup, bestbuy or walmart i believe. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 17, 10:45 1
        
        so I will be getting it on Black Friday then, no doubt about it. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:46
- Titanfall 2! - JaxSean Nov 17, 10:38 5
  - you can fuck right off with that shit. - groiny Nov 17, 10:39 4
    - This one is a lot better. At least, the campaign is thus far. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 10:44 3
      - i have the same reaction as groiny. I'm not sure i would play that game if it was free. - tRuMaN Nov 17, 10:45 2
        
        tRuMan! *runs over and hugs his favorite monkey* -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:48 1
        
        Where? that idiot owes me money. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 17, 10:52
- but if you are going to be joining us again, I will play whatever - groiny Nov 17, 10:38
- my next purchase will be Battlefield 1 -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:37
All I am surrounded by is Fear and dead men. -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:36 1
- and an itch under my armor that I ... just.... can't.....REACH - ML Nov 17, 10:38
Couch gag for Simpsons 600. -- (link) - David Nov 17, 10:35 [youtube] 1
- that got dark -- nm - ML Nov 17, 10:37
Now here's one. -- (link) - ML Nov 17, 10:35 1
- "I've really got my eye on Secretary of Presidenting." "That's a thing?" "You bet, buddy. Let me take that off your hands for you." -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 10:38
As expected: -- (link) - Reagen Nov 17, 10:27 19
- IIRC bush had ratings below 20% and congress as a whole less than 10% -- nm - z Nov 17, 10:45 2
  - This is for President-Elect. -- nm - Inigo Nov 17, 10:53
  - clinton's favorability was a gift of a great economy (tech industry/web industry boogaloo) -- nm - z Nov 17, 10:47
- Fuck Barack, always screwing up the curve for the other students! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:34
- It'll be interesting to see if his base sticks with him or if they turn on him. this number might be the best he gets. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 10:29 14
  - Mosul is going to fall soon after the inauguration and the economy will continue to do well for a year or so, if interest rates don't rise - jnine Nov 17, 10:34 8
    - The case in favour of hiking interest rates continues to gather steam, the chair of the U.S. central bank told lawmakers Thursday. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 10:40 7
      - I think it will be a small raise though. It depends on if they continue to raise them each session. -- nm - jnine Nov 17, 10:50
      - they are def. going up in december....nm - x Nov 17, 10:46
      - did you see how much our banks hiked mortgage interest rates today? -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 10:45 4
        
        I'm locked in until 2021 with over 50% equity. I *hope* that's long enough? - Reagen Nov 17, 10:48
        
        I knew Royal and TD were, did the others follow suit? -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:47 2
        
        not sure if they have, but it's expected by all that they will in the next week. -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 10:47 1
        
        my mortgage is DUN in Feb 2018 so rise I say! - Beaker Nov 17, 10:51
  - as others note, there's zero political reason to acquiese to him - Reagen Nov 17, 10:31 4
    - Dems are not his base. -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 10:43 1
      - you're not taking my meaning - Reagen Nov 17, 10:45
    - I also think he'll pick a fight with the traditional GOP before long at which point he'll have to watch that flank. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 10:33 1
      - He's not going to understand why they won't give him what he wants -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 10:44
Tampa Bay Lightning centre Steven Stamkos could miss 4-6 months with knee injury -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:26 1
- Good thing they just locked him up for a bunch of money! -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 10:28
"Federal appeals court halts 'Making a Murderer' inmate Brendan Dassey's release from prison" -- nm - ML Nov 17, 10:19 4
- What was the reason given? -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:20 3
  - State appealed the district court's order, that's all I got for now. -- nm - ML Nov 17, 10:25
  - Trump. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 10:24
  - season finale cliff hanger -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:20
After watching the BBC version of Jane Eyre for the 50th time, I've decided to try watching Black Sails. Toby Stephens is supposed to be incredible in - kelly Nov 17, 10:16 4
- not too gory or gross. A mix of action and drama. It's quite well written -- nm - decline Nov 17, 10:22
- I think CQ nailed it when he called it a show about pirates doing piratey things, all the while with perfect teeth -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:19 2
  - and the hottest pirate lesbians ever. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 10:27 1
    - yeah I recall the lesbian factor and sexy times being quite high -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 10:45
LYC spamlet: In an effort to simplify our travels, we are postponing Hawaii until next Thanksgiving which means - oblique Nov 17, 10:13
TE Rob Gronkowski is not present for Thursday's practice, marking the second straight day he has been absent with a chest injury. -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:11 3
- Chest..? But his abs... his abs are fine, right? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:35 1
  - yes, yes they are -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 10:46
- classic Pats subterfuge -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:13
Office Depot scamming computer diagnosis -- (link) - oblique Nov 17, 10:07 2
- so they are no better than an annoying pop up ad that says its running a scan and finding shit? -- nm - z Nov 17, 10:50
- I assumed this was their m.o. for years. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:22
*pets his new Rome bluray complete series* Time to watch it all over again! -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:01 8
- I really want to do this. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 10:03 7
  - the blu ray complete was just as cheap as I've ever seen it in Canada (hence the new :) ) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:05 6
    - There's one shot I'm looking forward to seeing in HD (Spoilers) - Mel Profit Nov 17, 10:25 3
      - I read all that and I failed to find the words Polly Walker in there -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:27 2
        
        Good point but I raise you, Lindsay Duncan and Kerry Condon together. [nm] - Mel Profit Nov 17, 10:32
        
        gawd yes. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 10:28
    - speaking of cheap blu-ray deals, if anyone's interested amazon has the complete WIRE series for $56.99... -- (edited) - x Nov 17, 10:08 1
      - (and Black Friday is coming soon for deals too) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:21
You're the Worst may be my favorite show on TV right now. Last night's show was soo good. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 09:59 1 1
- I'm in favor of no pajamas. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 10:07
Harrison Ford's reaction when Carrie Fisher told him she would disclose the affair. One word -- (link) - amoxy Nov 17, 09:57 2
- does anybody care? would we have cared back then? I sure as hell don't care now -- nm - z Nov 17, 10:52 1
  - His wife would have probably cared. -- nm - jnine Nov 17, 11:08
My British Airways flight from Seville doesn't even depart for another 2 hours. I booked an earlier flight on EasyJet. *WORTH IT* - Mop Nov 17, 09:55 5
- Mop, mi amigo. I saw a BB post where you were talking about screen numbers for Arrival. You're in Europe. - crash davis Nov 17, 10:01 2
  - I don't frankly care about the Arrival or screen numbers. Just thought BOP would be interested to know their analysis is the talk of a podcast. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:07 1
    - I was aiming at a larger point. Just enjoy everything you can over there -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:12
- just to clarify - your BA flight is the last leg on that ticket? because if it's not, you'll forfeit the rest of the trip if you don't take that - Andie Nov 17, 09:57 1
  - The Icelandair flights are booked separately, so they're not affected. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:06
Emily Ratajkowski on vacation(very sfw) -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 09:53 18
- I know WHO she is, but really, who is she? - groiny Nov 17, 09:57 14
  - gawd I hate her for thinking is more famous than she is - some crappy model who over stayed her 15 min of fame -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 10:43
  - She's Batman to Kate Upton's Superman -- nm - Flavorize Nov 17, 10:03 2
    - well, Kate Upton I think has a bit more personality than this one. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:10 1
      - yeah, her response to Verlander not getting the Cy Young is classic -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:11
  - boobs -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:57 9
    - Basically. She was naked in the Blurred Lines video. Then she was in Gone Girl. That's kind of it. -- nm* - volnelk Nov 17, 09:59 8
      - Entourage: The Movie! -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 10:12
      - She did a video game ad last year that I really enjoyed -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:03
      - she was also in some Zac Efron Is a DJ movie that no one saw. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 10:01
      - aah, I did not realize she was blurred lines girl. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:01 4
        
        That was her breakout role! -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 17, 10:06 3
        
        Mop goes on a trip at Hotkiss shows up? Has anyone considered that maybe Hotkiss is just Mop in a dress? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:23 2
        
        You wish you could look as sexy as she does in a dress. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 10:39
        
        No, because Mop is still posting. Pixie on the other hand..... -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 10:32
- that is so *not* sfw :) - oblique Nov 17, 09:54 2
  - seriously. to both. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 09:58
  - L2 -- nm - Max Nov 17, 09:55
Leonard Cohen's death came after a (minor?) fall -- (link*) - Reagen Nov 17, 09:48 4
- from grace -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 10:13
- That link title is exactly the words I was fishing for. Thank you for that. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 09:57
- I keep reading this as "mirror" -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 09:52 1
  - he crashed into the alternate mirror reality happy leonard cohen.....nm - x Nov 17, 09:55
Advise me, smarter ones; work is having a silent auction for a 6 day/night stay at a Safari Lodge in South Africa. How much would you bid? - landbeck Nov 17, 09:48 8
- $500 to start. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 09:50 6
  - It's up to $650. Ends tomorrow. -- nm - landbeck Nov 17, 10:16 5
    - I'd definitely pay $1000 for it, probably $2000. -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 10:19 2
      - yep, easily. -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 10:47
      - yeah, I would be tempted up to 2500, I think. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 10:21
    - Like most auctioning, it's more figuring out what your max bid should be (which I'm sure is what you were kinda asking) - oblique Nov 17, 10:18 1
      - This. I'd bid $800, maybe $1000 (if you can handle that). -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 10:38
- $1 more than the previous bid. Repeat as necessary :) -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:48
I do wish the Guardian had let Jonathan Jones loose on that painting. -- (link*) - znufrii Nov 17, 09:29 1
- Lets get our favorite art critics to let loose! That will teach those Trump voters a thing or too! - crash davis Nov 17, 09:43
Because just posted it on my daughter's wall and it never gets old...JD belting out "Africa" -- (link) - amoxy Nov 17, 09:28 4
- the best version of Africa is of course by Jeffster -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 09:52 [youtube] 2
  - Only because it is the first performance of Jeffster! Other than that, the performance is horrible -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 09:55 1
    - the second best thing about it is - Chuck spoilers - Beaker Nov 17, 09:56
- lol. I thought you meant *our* JD. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 17, 09:40
Is it Love Actually time yet? -- nm - David Nov 17, 09:23 19
- When is it *not* a good time to watch Love Actually? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 10:48
- huh, Knightley hasn't headlined a wide release movie in over two years. Maybe Daisy Ridley is taking all her scripts. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 09:54 3
  - You can't take back back back. -- nm - David Nov 17, 09:57
  - hat beign said, I loved, loved, loved Laggies. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 09:55 1
    - yep -- nm - Max Nov 17, 10:06
- hard to see Rick Grimes fawning over Kieraa -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 09:45
- IMO, like all things Christmas, it must wait until 11/27. - volnelk Nov 17, 09:42
- When is Theresa May meeting with Trump? -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 09:39
- I'm in London and I'm loving it, so YEAH! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 09:27
- Ha! My wife watches that movie--about every 8-10 weeks--It's ALWAYS Love Actually time -- nm - Flavorize Nov 17, 09:26 2
  - That's a lot of Joni Mitchell and Bloody Holly -- nm* - budice Nov 17, 09:43
  - You married a very smart woman. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:26
- never seen it -- nm - decline Nov 17, 09:26 5
  - ditto -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 10:10
  - me either...nm - x Nov 17, 09:54 1
    - It's perfect for your romantic nature. -- nm - David Nov 17, 09:56
  - I've seen parts of it, but never the whole thing through. It's one of the wife's holiday movies she watches. -- nm - Crashquick Nov 17, 09:29
  - killfile time! -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:26
- Yes - ty97 Nov 17, 09:25

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