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London 2017 NFL games announced. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 13, 09:21 2
- What's surprising here is the Dolphins have the best record of all those teams. 8-5 baby! -- nm - Crashquick Dec 13, 09:26
- So...1 fun team? With a 38 year old QB. London will be on Team USSR in WW3 -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 13, 09:22
Listening to Anna Faris on HDTGM...she is losing points so quickly. Samantha James doesn't seem like much a stretch. - Will Hunting Dec 13, 09:12
Re: Ty's concern over terrorist attacks in NYC...thought crossed my mind - - Meg Dec 13, 09:07
Colateral Beauty meanwhile is 0% at Rt (0/6...but those 6 are brutal to it) -- (link) - Beaker Dec 13, 09:07 3
- God I love brutal reviews. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 09:15
- This didn't get any Globe nods, did it? I'd very much like to not have to see this... -- nm - Ender Dec 13, 09:09
- "At the end of it, I screamed the way polar bears are supposed to when they get their tongues frozen to the ice." -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 09:07
BioShock, BioShock 2 & BioShock Infinite are coming to Xbox One Back Compat today. -- (link) - ML Dec 13, 09:05 3
- Jerks. -- nm - David Dec 13, 09:06 2
  - Yeah. I'm getting the SE for Christmas, I may just return it. -- nm - ML Galaxy Dec 13, 09:09 1
    - It's absolutely gorgeous, but there's no difference in gameplay. - David Dec 13, 09:20
Rogue One reviews are out - 1st one from Screen - LMS Dec 13, 09:01 17
- RT: 84% in the first wave (26/6) -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 09:24
- JackDawson, and two separate reviews I've read, all say great things about the movie's 3rd act. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 09:17
- (review spoils) - ML Dec 13, 09:06
- Deadline -- (link) - LMS Dec 13, 09:05
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  - My review inside... - Diva Dec 13, 09:07 3
    - Yup. I'm not reading any reviews and have managed to avoid the trailers as well. - iSpam Dec 13, 09:19 2
      - yep - and it's gonna work fine for me this time too. :) -- nm - Diva Dec 13, 09:24
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- Variety -- (link) - LMS Dec 13, 09:04 2
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  - Nice.... - budice Dec 13, 09:07
- Indiewire review -- (link) - LMS Dec 13, 09:02
- hi Smuttah. :) -- nm - Diva Dec 13, 09:02 2
  - Hello - been quiet for a while (doing 5 jobs currently), and closing a ASKAR film this week. -- nm - LMS Dec 13, 09:04 1
    - nice. -- nm - Diva Dec 13, 09:06
- Poor shades. -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 09:02
Jeff Fisher would have missed the Blood Feud playoffs his last 4 seasons with the Rams - Will Hunting Dec 13, 08:48
Netflix cancels Marco Polo after 2 seasons -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 08:48 2
- Has season 2 been released yet? -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 09:17
- and good luck finding it now! -- nm - Max Dec 13, 08:49
Vending was out of Diet Dr. Pepper. Cherry Coke Zero is not the same. -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 08:47 5
- This made me laugh yesterday -- (link) - ML Dec 13, 08:54 4
  - like, seriously, what's the point of it? "I want a drink that tastes shitty and still has calories." -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 08:56 3
    - CHOOSE LIFE -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 09:00 2
      - ~Jitterbug...~ -- nm - Diva Dec 13, 09:01 1
        
        Hey baby, you put the BOOM BOOM into my heart. -- nm* - Spawn Dec 13, 09:02
20 Extremely Real Texts From Superheroes -- (link) - Beaker Dec 13, 08:38
The clean up after this kid project is ridiculous. Giving scissors to two 5 year olds and letting them have free reign is really fun, heh -- nm - Crashquick Dec 13, 08:33
Hahahaha...spamlet/Jim will appreciate this -- (link) - ML Dec 13, 08:31 1
- Heh. -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 09:03
NASA scientist researching near-earth objects sees opportunity for more funding due to Trump's anti-climate stance, makes media ruckus. -- nm* - Mop Dec 13, 08:28
Cause you can't make this shit up: back in 2007 Trump called the WWE to make sure Vince McMahon was Ok after his limo blew up during Raw on TV -- (link) - Beaker Dec 13, 08:26 7
- It was a good bit though! -- nm - Qale Dec 13, 09:57
- "How coincidental, Triple H will be our bond rating after the Trump Presidency." -- nm - ty97 Dec 13, 08:37
- offs -- nm - znufrii Dec 13, 08:34
- "I want KITT in my cabinet. That car knows *everything*!" -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 08:33 1
  - Cheaper than that stupid Air Force One! -- nm - jnine Dec 13, 09:09
- This is my shocked font. -- nm - volnelk Dec 13, 08:31
- IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMNIT! -- nm - Remlik Dec 13, 08:30
7-day streak! So much stuff from the Pokestop! - ty97 Dec 13, 08:23
Fake dentist pulled 10 teeth without anesthetic, made dentures -- (link) - ty97 Dec 13, 08:21 2
- (Over multiple people. He didn't pull half the teeth out of one person's mouth.) -- nm - Ender Dec 13, 08:24
- This is what Negan would be doing had there been no apocalypse. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 08:23
Nice. The Energy Dept. has rejected Trump's request to identify employees who worked on climate change -- (link) - decline Dec 13, 08:21 10
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  - Yup. With so many travesties of governance on offer, it's hard to catch them all. -- nm - znufrii Dec 13, 09:14
  - Where were you. - Spawn Dec 13, 09:00 1
    - Don't worry, Rick Perry will get to the bottom of it! -- nm - decline Dec 13, 09:01
  - the joke is, he is your new president -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 08:58
- Trump will fire every one of them just like Reagan did to the air traffic controllers -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 08:54 3
  - No, but they would all get to go study the melting of the polar ice caps. Permanently. -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 09:02
  - They would likely win that lawsuit in minutes. The best he could do is make their lives hell. - Will Hunting Dec 13, 08:57 1
    - all of them! and all Unions are elimninated too! -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 08:58
- holy McCarthy -- nm - Max Dec 13, 08:50
Eric Dickerson is lobbying for Jim Harbaugh to be the next Rams HC. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 13, 08:19 1
- Only because Jim says Eric is OK on the sidelines. -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 08:40
Secretary of Keeping It Real. -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 08:11 1
- Daily Intelligence Brief-no time! Veterans groups-no time! Pressers-no time!! Russian Interference-no time!! Hey Kanye, lets do a photo op!! -- nm* - Comrade Trump Dec 13, 08:19
Destiny PSA : Sparrow racing starts today. -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 07:46 6
- Overwatch PSA Christmas event with holiday skins coming sometime today -- nm - eag Dec 13, 08:17 5
  - Grr. Server issues started cropping up last night for me - Reagen Dec 13, 08:36 3
    - it does not seem to happen often, but when it does, it is maddening. -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 08:39 1
      - it works with a VPN, which makes *no* sense. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 08:57
    - (and as an aside, i really should just never play competitive except late at night - day players are morons) -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 08:38
  - yeah, I will be doing some of that too. -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 08:23
NMS: Played a little more survival mode last night. Got my ship fully repaired and took off to explore the planet a little. Very unsure what I'm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 07:45 25
- come on Boxing Day sale on this!! -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 08:00 13
  - the update really has made it a much more playable game -- nm - decline Dec 13, 08:01 12
    - It has actually put it on my short list. -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 08:05 11
      - you all should just be playing Skyrim. -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 08:10 10
        
        I will kep an eye out for sales -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 08:44 1
        
        i picked it up on amazon yesterday for 33 bucks -- nm - decline Dec 13, 08:46
        
        I grew bored with the first one and never finished it. -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 08:39 3
        
        and you think NMS is going to be better? - groiny Dec 13, 08:46 2
        
        *wheeeeeeeew* -- nm - ML Dec 13, 08:54
        
        Astronauts > Cavemen -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 08:46
        
        ^5 -- nm - ML Dec 13, 08:11 3
        
        I have not started it yet, because I know when I do, I will disappear down the rabbit hole. -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 08:12 2
        
        be sure to set up a Bethesda account--the ability to mod on-console makes it even more enjoyable - ML Dec 13, 08:16 1
        
        I already did, my daughter has been playing it. -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 08:22
- I been playing normal mode. Expanding your base is key (more) - decline Dec 13, 07:50 10
  - ah, I was wondering how you get those upgrades. Hmm. I didn't really want to invest in this planet but maybe I'll have to -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 07:50 9
    - you can have multiple bases (well at least a frieghter base and a land base I think) -- nm - decline Dec 13, 07:52 8
      - The one guy I ran into was a scientist. Any tips on how to find more? The only "panel" I could build was construction so I need to find that guy -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 07:52 5
        
        space stations and you will probably need to hit multiple systems to get all the staff -- nm - decline Dec 13, 07:54 4
        
        each species provides a different staff member -- nm - decline Dec 13, 07:54 3
        
        Interesting. Not sure how I'll do all that if I can't build the advanced lasers. I'll have to read up on it a bit -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 08:22 2
        
        the space station usually has at least 2 of the members I think, but I did have to travel to find others -- nm - decline Dec 13, 08:25 1
        
        my problem is I don't think I can survive in space to get to the station....I suppose suicide is an option - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 08:28
      - although you might have to abandon your first one if you select a second planetary one -- nm - decline Dec 13, 07:52 1
        
        you can also teleport back to your home base from any spacestation -- nm - decline Dec 13, 07:53
QV talk. Piranhas are the proverbial "paper tiger" as the #1 seed and have the lowest point total for/against of any playoff team. -- nm - rollo Dec 13, 07:44 4
- Which I guess makes Force Majeure the "rock swan" as they have the most points for/against of any playoff team. Weird year. -- nm - rollo Dec 13, 07:46
- as noted on B2, he has less points scored than the last-place team - ML Dec 13, 07:46 2
  - Oops, I didn't realize we weren't naming names. SORRY DANO for calling out your bad team by name. - rollo Dec 13, 07:49 1
    - I was classy enough not to name names until he responded. :-) -- nm - ML Dec 13, 07:50
DOOOOOOOOM -- (link) - ML Dec 13, 07:29 8
- Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Releeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease -- nm - JaxSean Dec 13, 08:13
- "An interceptor rocket, with periodic testing, alongside an observer spacecraft" seems like a pricey proposition. -- nm - volnelk Dec 13, 07:32 5
  - it's just the survival of humanity nbd - ML Dec 13, 07:38 4
    - Honestly at this point do we deserve saving? -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 08:12 1
      - a valid point - ML Dec 13, 08:15
    - Oh I don't mean to discount it, but a lot of things that would cost hundreds of billions involve the survival of humanity. -- nm - volnelk Dec 13, 07:44 1
      - Elon Musk can save us! - Beryllium Dec 13, 07:46
- I will negotiate with the comet and let it know it's in it's own best interest not to hit us. I spoke about this in my book Art of the Deal. -- nm - Donald Trump Dec 13, 07:31
Dunkirk: Live video feed on Facebook now, nobody knows what for -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 07:28 1
- Germany will once again not bomb a small town on the English Channel. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 07:42
Whoa. Some dude spent $1 million on Game of War in-app purchases -- (link*) - ML Dec 13, 07:19 14
- That's too bad. For another $5 dollars, Kate Upton would have shown up at his door. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 08:30
- I would be so much better at being rich than most people. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 07:39 2
  - "I cured cancer!" -- nm - budice Dec 13, 07:41 1
    - *charges 100 million dollars for it* -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 07:42
- fuck those games. They are all a ripoff. -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 07:27 3
  - Word. I'll buy a game but I don't do in app purchases. -- nm - Krusty Dec 13, 07:32 2
    - I mean, I love World of Tanks, but it is frustrating when people who buy "special ammo" and whip your ass. - groiny Dec 13, 07:37 1
      - Agreed -- nm - Krusty Dec 13, 09:02
- Guilty for fraud you say? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 07:26
- crazy. I know a guy whose life to date is over a grand and I thought he was nuts -- nm* - decline Dec 13, 07:22
- I made some headway in the game, but lost out to dudes like this. -- nm - budice Dec 13, 07:21
- And I still lost the fucking battle!! -- nm - Bacon Dec 13, 07:21
- The average player spends $550/yr on GoW? Man, I hope SWGoH doesn't have similar stats. - spamlet Dec 13, 07:21 1
  - I don't think it would be, as the game really is FTP-accessible for the most part. -- nm - ML Dec 13, 07:22
Kanye/Trump vid .. "Bros" -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 07:19
So, Congress is going to do two budgets next year to get two reconciliation processes. - spamlet Dec 13, 07:18 3
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  - Politico daily e-mail says both Ryan and McConell have said it's happening but they don't have inks - spamlet Dec 13, 07:26 1
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In other news, is Turkey blackmailing our president-elect? -- (link*) - znufrii Dec 13, 07:14 4
- Without reading I can already answer "probably". -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 07:43
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  - I'm sure Comrade, er, Secretary of State Tillerson will get right on these issues as soon as he's confirmed. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 13, 07:35
- Or would that just be simple extortion? -- nm - znufrii Dec 13, 07:18
Mrs. ML just had some dental stuff done and they gave her nitrous. I think she's texting me high. - ML Dec 13, 07:03 1
- is this real life? -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 07:06
Monsanto shareholders approve takeover by Bayer. -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 07:03
SeaWorld announces first out of country park in Abu Dhabi set to open in 2022 -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 07:03
Tuesday morning NFL cross-off: Arizona Cardinals. So far only 1 playoff team in the cross offs (Tampa) and 2 looming (Miami and Wash). - rollo Dec 13, 07:01
dobroe utro - decline Dec 13, 06:58
NBA sad note: Steve Francis back behind bars for robbery, was busted for DUI. -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 06:54

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