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NFL stats: Zeke vs All-Day through first 11 career starts -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 20:07
Weather channel: Boise, ID a nice balmy 26 degrees overnight -- nm - budice Nov 30, 19:55 1
- Not fit for man or beast. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 20:02
So what does everyone think about film critic Gene Schalit? - JenBro Nov 30, 19:51 1
- Based on two disagreements alone would probably disqualify most critics. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 19:54
Butt Named Tight End of the Year -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 19:48 1
- yeah he was. -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 19:50
Speaking of Estonia, Orphan is on IFC -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 19:42
My wife took my book. She's going to read it first. - Bacon Nov 30, 19:27 6
- I was offered a free Kindle download when I ordered the physical copy. Do either of you have a kindle? -- nm - kelly Nov 30, 19:31 5
  - She does. Let me check on that -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 19:40
  - everyone with a phone or a tablet has a kindle, fwiw - Reagen Nov 30, 19:38 3
    - if you like reading on an LCD... LIKE AN ANIMAL. -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 19:43
    - Oh, right. I always forget about the app. -- nm - kelly Nov 30, 19:42 1
      - I don't see the offer. How was it made to you? -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 19:43
Mike Zimmer having eye surgery tonight; status for Thursday night unknown -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 19:19 1
- adjust your starting coach spot? -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 19:40
Hugs to Guigue and Mop, but TFC deserves to go on. -- nm - zork Nov 30, 19:15 4
- So it's Portland's Toronto vs Montreal's Toronto in the final? -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 19:25
- Ya they do -- nm - J Nov 30, 19:19 2
  - Wish I could go to that game. -- nm - zork Nov 30, 19:21 1
    - If I had of planned better I would have tried for tonight's. The price will be crazy for Dec 10th -- nm - J Nov 30, 19:25
"yeah, bomb [spoiler] you pussy-assed little bitch" -- nm - mud Nov 30, 19:14
At this moment I'm making myself stay awake long enough for the sole purpose of going to bed in an hour or so. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 30, 19:06
Is Matt Damon in Black Mass? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 18:59 3
- thank goodness the 3rd m is there -- nm* - budice Nov 30, 19:00 2
  - Matt Daon? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:06 1
    - (Oh, Black Ass. Of course.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:07
Miss Sloane gets a solid B...really good role for Chastain -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 18:41 1
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MLB owners, players union reach agreement on new 5-year labor contract -- (link) - Beaker Nov 30, 18:40 1
- No international player draft is a little surprising. -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 18:49
Connor Mcgregor issued a boxing license in Cali. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 18:33 6
- For most Scottish ever fucking Scottish fighter name ever -- nm - con_carne Nov 30, 19:25
- I hope it happens, I need to see Mayweather knocked out -- nm - J Nov 30, 18:37 4
  - you think Conner has a shot against him? -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 18:38 3
    - It would be interesting, Conor is quick and can take a punch -- nm - J Nov 30, 18:46 2
      - I just realized that you're not talking about Connor McDavid -- nm - zork Nov 30, 19:03 1
        
        Nah, that Connor would be crying in the corner -- nm - J Nov 30, 19:23
LIR b. I thought about the bbq sauce option but we're talking about a business with an unknown number of staff. - Meg Nov 30, 18:28 1
- ah. in that case, I'm sure they'll appreciate whatever you bring. :) - -- nm - b. Nov 30, 18:34
Are you sick of the other person in your 2 seater nagging you? Here's a center drive 911 that takes care of that. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 30, 18:17 8
- Seems inconvenient to get in and out. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 19:51 1
  - The seat is on a track and it slides to get in and out. -- nm - spamlet Nov 30, 20:05
- and how, exactly, are you supposed to get blown in that? -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 18:20 5
  - See, when I escalate things this quickly,I get shouted down - con_carne Nov 30, 19:11
  - *checks username of this post* huh -- nm - zork Nov 30, 19:04
  - Backseats? -- nm - spamlet Nov 30, 19:03
  - *self-suppresses for the good of the community.* -- nm - b. Nov 30, 18:27 1
    - No no ... please, I insist ... I'm all ears ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 19:46
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- Thank you. I assumed as much, but you've saved me at least an hour or two of research and inquiries. Appreciate it. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 19:43
This should amuse a few folks here -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 30, 18:00 [Image] 3
- fake shit like this is part of how we got Trump. - Reagen Nov 30, 18:03 2
  - I love when people write serious things in response to The Onion stories. -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 18:21
  - yes. no offense meant, Bery. just ugh. it's trolling in the guise of humor. -- nm - b. Nov 30, 18:09
I don't know what gets into company's marketing departments that they think you would want daily emails from them. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 18:00 16
- IKR...and the more niche' market they are the more they do it... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 20:44
- Best Buy keeps doing that -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 30, 19:12
- from experience with my marketing department: they don't even think about it, they want to be seen doing something. -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 18:50 1
  - Companies have no shortage of people justifying their salaries -- nm - con_carne Nov 30, 19:23
- Heh, I generally give companies my 'junk' email when I'm just inquiring, then my 'real' one when I do business - -- (edited) - Meg Nov 30, 18:22
- I have gotten 19 emails from Dick's Sporting Goods since last Wednesday. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Nov 30, 18:17 9
  - I don't need your charity joke setups. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 18:19 8
    - I'd jump on any chance to redeem myself after that Zaire debacle. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 18:21 7
      - my genius will be recognized in time. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 18:22 5
        
        time sure, but not newsweek. -- nm - b. Nov 30, 18:25 4
        
        everyone see who the real villain is here? -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 18:28 3
        
        All y'all need to be dick-jumping. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 18:33
        
        Callisto -- nm* - ty97 Nov 30, 18:33
        
        "I learned it by watching you!" -- nm - b. Nov 30, 18:33
      - jump on those dicks -- nm - budice Nov 30, 18:21
- nor the ones who think multiple emails in a day is ok. some actually offer to send fewer messages when they drive you to unsubscribe - so they know - b. Nov 30, 18:05
Jeff Fisher said on a conference call today that Danny Woodhead is a real playmaker for the Pats. - ML Galaxy Nov 30, 17:58 4
- Prolly wrong scounting tape in the vcr. -- nm - budice Nov 30, 18:23
- Did they actually sign Fisher to an extension in September? - Will Hunting Nov 30, 18:16
- Watch out for that Ricky Proehl. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 30, 18:03 1
  - Cause his CTE makes him erratic? -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 18:03
I know the guy who's been losing drones to eagles, he's vexed. -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 17:56 5
- Eagles are inveterate assholes. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 18:09
- those eagles are smart. they used to follow us around the bush, because we'd flush things for them. - mafic Nov 30, 17:57 3
  - meh -- nm - eagle Nov 30, 18:00 2
    - which are you meh-ing? - mud Nov 30, 18:04 1
      - I ain't picky. -- nm - eagle Nov 30, 18:07
shopping psa: $20 off $40 at hsn.com if you use visa checkout to pay. (some restrictions, as usual - see details.) nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 30, 17:55
I got my book today!!! Disney secrets EXPOSED!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 17:52 6
- The Disney assassin is gonna have a busy holiday season. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 19:27
- I didn't, the shipping updated and now says Dec 7th...the hell Amazon? -- nm - J Nov 30, 18:08 1
  - I got an email from Amazon this morning saying shipping was delayed, but then it showed up anyway. -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 18:11
- so what kind of kinky shit is Michael Eisner into? -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 17:54 2
  - apparently he has a standing reservation at the local Applebees -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 18:18
  - I can't spoil the book. -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 18:02
Apparently that breaking bad wouldn't happen in Canada meme is at least partly wrong. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 30, 17:32
I want a feature length movie of those 3 talking racoons from that Geico commercial. -- nm - Jovian Nov 30, 17:31 6
- Maybe a TV show! Nothing could go bad with making a TV show from ad characters. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 17:37 1
  - Especially a Geico commercial. -- nm - . Nov 30, 18:09
- GOTG2 - Beryllium Nov 30, 17:36
- I love that commercial! -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 17:33 2
  - "It tastes like mango chutney and burnt hair." -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 17:34 1
    - "Try it!!!" -- nm - Jovian Nov 30, 17:41
‘Masters of Sex’ canceled after 4 seasons on Showtime -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 17:24 2
- Haven't been able to bring myself to start S4 yet. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 17:37 1
  - Thus you will remain an apprentice. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 17:39
Excel question, I have a spreadsheet with multiple sheets. I need a cell on sheet D to return what is in a cell on sheet A. - sycor Nov 30, 16:53 5
- Maybe... =""&sheet2!A1 -- nm - zork Nov 30, 19:10
- maybe try the sheetname/cell reference? nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 30, 16:58 3
  - (it worked great for me.) - b. Nov 30, 17:09 2
    - This is what I did but it returns the formula. Maybe cell is formatted wrong. I'll play with that. Thanks! -- nm - sycor Nov 30, 17:55
    - (and this is why I call ST "Excel Help" on my work computer) -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 17:11
Rogue One calls and puts IPO today on HSX. (150 is the strike) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 30, 16:50 3
- how confident is ST that Rogue One will do 150 or better opening weekend? -- nm - call me Ishmael Nov 30, 17:23 2
  - Under. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 18:12
  - I went all in on the over -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 17:24
My favourite Siskelism might be him liking Carnosaur but not Jurassic Park. -- nm* - Reagen Nov 30, 16:49 5
- never understimate the power of diane ladd...nm - x Nov 30, 17:05 4
  - my favourite Ebertism might be his reference to Neve Campbell's "intelligent breasts" - Reagen Nov 30, 18:12 2
    - he did also write the screenplay for beyond the valley of the dolls....nm - x Nov 30, 18:45 1
      - It's pretty obvious what attracted him to his wife -- nm - zork Nov 30, 19:13
  - I learned that lesson the hard way. -- nm - ML Galaxy Nov 30, 18:12
Oooooih. New Pokémon Go tracking. With pics of where they are. -- nm* - Andie Nov 30, 16:44 22
- The problem as I see it is that it suggests the only "nearby" Pokémon are near a Pokestop. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 19:24
- I'm kind of annoyed I haven't yet seen a Ditto. I play at least a little every day and have even been going after some - b. Nov 30, 17:04 4
  - I've been vexed by this too. And then just as I was reading this thread, I caught one! Thanks, Andie! nm - ralph wiggum Nov 30, 17:33 1
    - woo! (seriously, I was hoping posting about it to her would make it happen for me. ;) -) -- nm - b. Nov 30, 17:40
  - Well, that I have - 2 Dittos! -- nm* - Andie Nov 30, 17:08 1
    - I saw that the other day, which gave me hope. now faded, aww. -- nm - b. Nov 30, 17:10
- Yeah, I like it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 17:00 10
  - It's really good if you live in a place with a lot of stops like NYC or Toronto. For others, it's a downgrade. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 30, 17:15 9
    - If you click on the sighting circle, a picture with the Pokémon comes up, then, if you click on the feet under the Pokémon, it basically shows you - IrishStephen Nov 30, 17:36 3
      - I know exactly where they are at. The only stop within range of me. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 30, 17:48 1
        
        Ah, gotcha. -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 30, 18:44
      - it's the content for him (and anyone else without stops actually close by) that's the thing. - b. Nov 30, 17:39
    - That sucks! I'm reading similar things from other players outside of cities many stops. - Krusty Nov 30, 17:32
    - yah, it gives stops that are pretty far away here. it's better than nothing, though, which is pretty much what that section has been for me for most - b. Nov 30, 17:24 3
      - It's done essentially to opposite for me. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 30, 17:42 2
        
        that's the same as it's done for me, except there's still use in having the app on while driving in traffic - some km will still accrue; and - b. Nov 30, 17:50 1
        
        (I meant to add that I appreciate them wanting people to play safely, but there should be some leeway.) - i.b! Nov 30, 22:58
- something different than what's been around for some time? at least I've seen some images for.. maybe a couple of months? -- nm - b. Nov 30, 16:49 4
  - Well. Not here. The pictures behind the ones on the close by screen, showing the closest pokes top? And the 1-3 footprints? -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 16:52 3
    - ah, the footprints and the photos that now show when tapping a gym are new to me! :) - - b. Nov 30, 16:56 2
      - It was released in SF first. Recently it was expanded to some more places. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 30, 17:01 1
        
        I just read that, heh. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 30, 17:02
I didn't always agree with Ebert but I knew he loved movies and was aware of his biases. Siskel was more of a dilletante. - . Nov 30, 16:42
Fall of Rome, Episode 8: The Vandals and the Fall of Roman Africa . Has anyone listened to these? I plan to binge over Christmas -- (link) - Beaker Nov 30, 16:40
Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association established to protect UFC fighters and help get them their fair share of the sport's revenue -- (link) - Beaker Nov 30, 16:37 4
- more -- (link*) - Beaker Nov 30, 17:10
- awww, do the pwoor lwittle fighters need pwrotection? -- nm - Max Nov 30, 16:41 2
  - Looks like it. -- nm - . Nov 30, 16:49 1
    - Oh no, did the bad man take your lunch money? That's *so* mean! Are you gonna cry? - Max's daring press conf taunt Nov 30, 16:51
Wait ... did I just agree -- without reservation or qualification -- with an opinion MDH expressed? - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 16:34 1
- I know you can't see it, but that little spot way up in the sky I said that we were at last week, we are now in another solar system. -- nm - Jon Oliver Nov 30, 17:25
"Never meet your heroes. Marie Callender was a bitch." -- nm - Max Nov 30, 16:26

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