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Rob Ryan is all sorts of funny -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 15:13
Your Ruiner Bowl update: Team Autodraft currently leads 82.25 to 69.35, but the margin of the projected score has been steadily narrowing. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 15:06
i actually am starting to yearn for the days of strategery....nm - x Dec 4, 15:02 2
- I was talking to a couple friends in DC. We used to work together for a contractor for NOAA, USAID, Defense, and the CIA back in the early 2000s. - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 15:04 1
  - that made me laugh. then, it made me really worried...nm - x Dec 4, 15:06
going through the Rams RGIII pick trade (article on b2), with the benefit of hindsight, here is who the Rams could have ended up with - crash davis Dec 4, 14:52 1
- And still would finish 9-7. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 4, 15:39
Hey Carr. Try throwing it to Cooper he won't drop them -- nm* - Bacon Dec 4, 14:51
The Tweeter-In-Chief may be having a Twitter flame war with China. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:44 18
- I looked it up. A couple of those allegations against China sound like he just found out about them and wants to share with the rest of the class. - crash davis Dec 4, 15:05 8
  - Their tanks almost ran over an unarmed man! Stupid! General Tso would be embarrased! But still wonderful chicken. -- nm - Trump's Next Tweet Dec 4, 15:09 7
    - the creator of General Tso's chicken died last week, I almost expected a Trump military tweet about that -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 15:12 4
      - China no longer has a General!! Why do you think I am backing Taiwan now!! I know shit -- nm* - Trump Dec 4, 15:14 1
        
        Besides I hear the General was a chicken anyway. -- nm - Trump Dec 4, 15:14
      - I saw that. It was rather sad. But I re-watched "In Search of General Tso" again (which is a great documentary if you haven't seen it). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 15:14 1
        
        I didn't know about it. I'll have to look it up. Thanks! -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 15:15
    - Willing to bet $5 this actually happens. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 15:11
    - lol...nm - x Dec 4, 15:10
- Nothing says diplomacy like using only 140 characters to avoid a misunderstanding. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:54 3
  - heh. exactly...nm - x Dec 4, 14:57 1
    - in fairness, 140 characters gets you a lot more meaning in Chinese! -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 14:59
  - He spread it across two tweets. Double Diplomacy! -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:55
- let's hope it stops at flame war. or even trade war..... - x Dec 4, 14:50 4
  - Then a nuclear war!! -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:52
  - yup. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:51 2
    - i would love to be a fly on the wall at the state department right now....nm - x Dec 4, 14:53 1
      - "where's that EMP?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 14:54
znufrii, starting Jordan Reed against me isn't going to help you get into the playoffs. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:31 2
- *shrug* - znufrii Dec 4, 14:48 1
  - Don't give spawn your spot!! -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:50
Wow. LAFCC Best Picture: Moonlight. Runner-up: La La Land. I was sure they would go for La La. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:26 3
- Foreign Language Film: The Handmaiden. Runner-up: Toni Erdmann -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:43
- Yeah, that is backwards. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:28 1
  - It's the way I order them, but expected the LA-ness of La La would give it the win with the LA critics. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:29
THREE WEEKS TILL CHRISTMAS! -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 14:25
Polls have closed in Italy. Exit poll are out. No idea what they say, haven't look, but Euro continues to slide. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:17 15
- rai is reporting no at 54-58%, renzi is toast..nm - x Dec 4, 14:29 13
  - What baffles me here, if those turn out to be results: What's so bad about a no vote? And Renzi does not *have* to resign. - ty97 Dec 4, 14:30 12
    - Doesn't have to, but said he would. If he loses and stays, he loses any credibility he has left. - mafic Dec 4, 14:38 2
      - Right, it was dumb of him to say he'd leave, but it would be even dumber to do it. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:39 1
        
        I'd rather he stay and be a power-hobbled figurehead than go through Italian Bank Crisis v72 -- nm* - ty97 Dec 4, 14:40
    - as i understand it, it's mainly because groups like the five star movement and lega nord who are hugely anti-eu back the no vote..... - x Dec 4, 14:35 7
      - Yeah, and people are worried "what happens if we vote yes and someone like Beppe Grillo gets in?". Especially after the Brexit and Trump votes -- nm - Roger More Dec 4, 15:00 1
        
        they're sure right to be worried...nm - x Dec 4, 15:05
      - Knowing next to nothing about this, I read it as "give me more power, reduce checks/balances". I would vote no on that! - ty97 Dec 4, 14:37 4
        
        Italy has a weird system. Both senate and the other house (chamber of deputies?) have exactly the same powers. - mafic Dec 4, 14:44
        
        but increased checks and balances may be the wrong thing, if they lead to stalemates and inaction -- (edited) - Reagen Dec 4, 14:43
        
        i'm sure no expert on italian politics. (i mean they change governments all the time!). but the few things i have read recently made it seem like..... - x Dec 4, 14:42 1
        
        Note to European leaders: Quit staking your reputation/career on a referendum. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:42
    - And here's Nigel mf'ing Farage to disagree with me. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 4, 14:31
- wheeeeeeeeeee! -- nm - Euro Dec 4, 14:18
American Honey had a strong showing at the British Independent Film Awards -- (link) - ty97 Dec 4, 14:15
Oh, Eli. -- nm - David Dec 4, 14:14
There was a rally occurring against the pipeline route, which broke into cheers upon the news. The rally was in Melbourne, Australia -- (link) - ty97 Dec 4, 14:12
why trump's job promises won't pan out, in one chart.... - x Dec 4, 14:09 9
- So...we can blame Elon Musk. Got it. But he's not here so, blame Twug. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 4, 14:12 8
  - *nods* -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:14
  - weird that twug isn't here. i mentioned tesla like a minute ago....nm - x Dec 4, 14:14 1
    - I'm here! I'm here! -- nm - TWuG Dec 4, 15:01
  - works for me - nm - crash davis Dec 4, 14:13 4
    - did you notice this? -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 4, 14:15 [Backboard] 3
      - I did. But for the life of me, I can't recall which character is Angela -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 14:17 2
        
        She was the one that spoil - Spawn Dec 4, 14:24 1
        
        Sokath, his eyes opened! -- nm* - crash davis Dec 4, 14:33
Bery, when did you change the picture? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 4, 14:09 1
- A couple days ago -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:48
I'm almost tempted to go that dark route just for the joy of making up fake news. "Cam Newton implicated in guinea pig fighting ring" -- (edited) - crash davis Dec 4, 14:01 1
- Cam Newton doesn't eat Figs. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 4, 14:02
Southwest Airlines commercial has a pilot in mirrored sunglasses dancing around holding a cocoanut drink with an umbrella in it -- nm - Epiphany Dec 4, 13:57
Pizza shop in DC on lockdown after man with rifle comes in. Interwebs telling me its due to some fake on-line news conspiracy? - ty97 Dec 4, 13:50 35
- oh goodie. Our incoming National Security Advisor was one of the people who promoted this fake news. Awesome. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 4, 14:36 1
  - that's actually a separate insane conspiracy theory. -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 14:45
- "Pizza shop on lockdown" is an objectively funny phrase - con_carne Dec 4, 14:21
- Jeebus. -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 14:10
- yes, there's a conspiracy theory invented out of whole cloth that it and John Podesta are the centre of a child sex ring - Reagen Dec 4, 13:54 2
  - I went down the John Podesta sex ring rabbit hole one night and it made my head hurt. -- nm* - Mel Profit Dec 4, 13:58 1
    - Same here. Especially when I got to the part where the basement of the pizza place was supposed to be the main locale. - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 15:01
- One thing I am not clear on (though I suppose I could research). How exactly do you make money posting fake news to Facebook? -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:52 22
  - the same way google makes most of its revenue...nm - x Dec 4, 13:56
  - Theory: these sites are loaded with ads and the target audience is too dumb to use ad blockers. - Tim Dec 4, 13:55 13
    - I don't use ad blockers for a reason. But I am dumb -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 13:57 12
      - Why don't you use them other than your perceived lack of intelligence? -- nm* - Krusty Dec 4, 13:58 11
        
        Ad blockers seem pretty unnecessary now that I've refined which sites I trust and choose to visit often - con_carne Dec 4, 14:08
        
        They aren't perfect and some of the stuff they block I do want to see. - Bacon Dec 4, 14:00 9
        
        You can whitelist sites you like so they get the revenue from the ads you click. I do it for ST and other sites that I want to support. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 4, 14:03 8
        
        I like keeping the net open on my browser. Just a choice. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:04 7
        
        Fair enough. Just wanted to put it out there just in case. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 14:05 6
        
        okay, stupid question - how do I go to a site I sort of like (CNN) and keep video/audio from autorunning when I open a page? -- nm* - crash davis Dec 4, 14:07 4
        
        You can try adding a flash blocker or HTML5 blocker extension to Chrome or Firefox. Another option is to use Tampermonkey. There's a script that will -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 4, 14:42 1
        
        thank you for this info -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 14:58
        
        You guys have the internet? -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:09 1
        
        yeah now, but its really new -- nm* - crash davis Dec 4, 14:09
        
        It's cool. The alternative is having pay to view sites. If everyone blocks ads that is where we go. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:07
  - I'm not sure all fake news is about money (some is to benefit from disinformation). But money angle = clicks - ty97 Dec 4, 13:54 2
    - okey, thanks to you and Will - I was wondering if Facebook actually paid out or was just a format to sucker people in -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:55 1
      - It's not horribly expensive to boost stuff on Facebook, and if your cram enough nonsense on your site you'll make money anyway. -- nm - Tim Dec 4, 13:58
  - Your website sells ads -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 4, 13:53 3
    - So on Facebook, you link them back to your website? -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:54 2
      - Precisely. On Twitter too. @ty97fakenews Hillary Clinton Child Sex Ring Proof. She doesn't want you to see this! http://www.makety97rich.com/HRC -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:56 1
        
        link no worky -- nm - Loyola Dec 4, 13:57
- Man has apparently been detained. More in from WaPo (this is INSANE) - ty97 Dec 4, 13:52 4
  - good grief, people bought that? -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:53 3
    - Doubling down on it like a dumb ass bitch, it's a black flag op to discredit the pizzagate investigations. -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 4, 17:54
    - Well they're already trying to steal the election. -- nm - mafic Dec 4, 14:02
    - I mean, we don't know that this action was driven by that, but apparently enough people bought it previously that the place needed police help. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:54
LAFCC is back from lunch. More select winners (in progress) -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:39 21
- Best Director: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight. Runner-up: Damien Chazelle, La La Land -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:13
- Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert, Elle and Things to Come. Runner-up: Rebecca Hall, Christine (?!?!) - ty97 Dec 4, 13:58 9
  - probably because isabelle huppert is pretty much the greatest living actress...nm - x Dec 4, 14:00 6
    - she's okay -- nm - Claude Chabrol Dec 4, 14:09 1
      - man, story of women is one of my favorite of her performances....nm - x Dec 4, 14:12
    - or do you mean Juliette Binoche. -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 14:03 3
      - He doesn't even know! -- nm - David Dec 4, 14:13
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      - *seething hate*....nm - x Dec 4, 14:03
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    - I haven't seen it, just a bit surprised with how crowded actress is that she seems to be out of left field (at least with critics) -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 14:01
- They're trying to be special and acting seditty. -- nm - Diva Dec 4, 13:45
- Best Actor: Adam Driver, Paterson. Runner-up: Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:41 2
  - thus answering the question of what Adam Driver's mom does for a living. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 4, 13:46
  - That first one is among the funniest things I've ever seen. -- nm - David Dec 4, 13:44
- Animated Film: Your Name (never heard of it). Runner-up: The Red Turtle (someone needs to explain this movie to me) -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:40 4
  - i'm dying to see red turtle. studio ghibli co-produced because hayao miyazaki liked "father and daughter", a short film by the director....nm - x Dec 4, 13:54 1
    - I saw it at TIFF. It's very pretty. - ty97 Dec 4, 13:56
  - Your Name currently has the fifth highest box office of all time in its native Japan. Second highest behind Spirited Away if you're only counting - con_carne Dec 4, 13:50 1
    - i really liked 5 centimeters a second by the director....nm - x Dec 4, 13:59
- Screenplay: The Lobster. Runner-up: Manchester By The Sea -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:39
Spawn, I think I follow you on Twitter but missed it when you too when you tweeted it I guess -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:38 1
- (oops, was not following you! Fixed!) -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:43
Turkish and Ghana crime ring ran a fake US Embassy in Accra for over 10 years selling altered visas for $6,000 -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 4, 13:32 3
- Wow. They also ran a fake Dutch embassy and advertised on billboards. How did they get away with it for so long? -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:41 1
  - Bribery of local officials -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 4, 17:57
- Meggggg! -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 4, 13:36
I suppose we should give a FJS shout out to the Spaceman Spiffs. They're riding an eleven game win streak into today's game. Well done.. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:31 1
- And Rodgers being Rodgers today will probably be enough to keep me from beating them. If predictions hold, well done. -- nm* - Spawn Dec 4, 13:32
History in Pictures: Marilyn Monroe dancing barefoot in the grass -- (link) - amoxy Dec 4, 13:31 1
- Wearing her Taylor Swift shorts. -- nm - Max Dec 4, 14:29
WWE: Yoshiro Tajiri will be returning full time to the company -- nm - Remlik Dec 4, 13:30 1
- The last thing the company needs is to push more old guard. -- nm - Qale Dec 4, 15:03
Of course, I want to win all three of my ST FF games. But win or lose, my playoff seeding (or lack of) will not change one bit today. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:22 3
- At this point I can say: IF I win Ruiner Bowl it will be thanks to my kicker and if I lose Ruiner Bowl it is because of my D. - Spawn Dec 4, 13:24 2
  - I love how the two of you have embraced the name for the game. Its kind of like flaunting it in the face of the commissioner. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:27 1
    - Its like David S. Ruiner: "Yes, I am the Ruiner. Any questions?" -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 13:39
TV PSA: Ash vs Evil Dead, Walking & Talking Dead, Westworld, OUAT, Librarians, Panthers @ Seahawks, Simpsons, Family Guy, Shameless, Secrets & Lies, -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 13:21 1
- Last Man on Earth, Son of Zorn, Eyewitness, Affair, The Royals, Divorce, WWE TLC PPV, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 13:21
Confirmed by MSNBC and CNN: the Corps have denied the easement for Dakota Access. -- (link) - amoxy Dec 4, 13:19 7
- Wait a minute, the US Army surrendered? We won one? -- nm - Native Americans Dec 4, 13:58 1
  - Trump! -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:04
- Trump will take care of that soon. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 13:41
- So let me get this straight. A company spends millions to build a pipeline and the Army Corps now says oops, no you can't? -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 13:36 3
  - It sounds like the route has been denied. There are other routes. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 13:48 1
    - The initial route sounds like the best route -- nm - Epiphany Dec 4, 13:56
  - And you know Trump's company has a stake in the pipeline -- nm - amoxy Dec 4, 13:41
as much praise as JDM has gotten as Negan, I think the King Ezekial casting is better -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 13:19

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