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For those that have seen it - All the Star Wars Easter Eggs in Rogue One (spoilers ahoy in the article) -- (link) - LMS Dec 16, 06:47
Meh has that breakfast sammich maker for $12 today. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 16, 06:46 7
- Meh. - znufrii Dec 16, 06:59
- who would buy a used sammich maker? -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:47 5
  - Refurbished? Sure. I've had some good luck with refurbished items. Something with food still caked on, no chance. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:49 3
    - It's pre-seasoned! :) -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:55 2
      - I'd take a cast iron pan with food still in it. :-) That's flavor country! -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:57 1
        
        I really need to break out my grandmother's cast iron pans. They were the instruments of some of the best food I've ever had. (family spoilers) -- (edited) - Mel Profit Dec 16, 07:01
  - Someone who appreciates sandwiches with character and rich history - Beryllium Dec 16, 06:48
Canadian Toys R Us PSA: Lego Dr Who is on sale for $42 -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:37
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- Relationships between parents and children, when the children are grown-ups, is fraught, man. -- nm - landbeck Dec 16, 06:49 1
  - I feel like I'm transitioning from adult who observes to adult who must intervene, slowly. With one parent especially but now with the other slightly. - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:56
- mediate? you should foster the fight -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:27
- awesome. what's the basis for the argument? -- nm - Andie Dec 16, 06:26 5
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    - I thought your sister had to borrow money from you for an architect or something? am I crazy? -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 16, 06:43
    - that sounds remarkably unpleasant. -- nm - Andie Dec 16, 06:36
    - but is it a boy or a girl? -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:36
  - prolly the 4th part, and likely not a visit to Planned Parenthood -- nm - budice Dec 16, 06:27
I had to go to the parking office to get a new bus pass this morning because like an idiot, I lost mine as soon as it got cold out. - university of amanda jones Dec 16, 06:21 2
- Im sure he's like.Why should he do all the work? I just like to be entertained -- nm - budice Dec 16, 06:26
- I hope you made up a good story for why you lost it. 'I was walking from the stop to my house and a rabbid goat snatched the pass from my hand' -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:23
Belated: Miss Sloane: A, Fantastic Beasts: B -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 06:17 1
- Godzilla C- -- nm* - Beaker Dec 16, 06:39
Man in the High Castle S2 is now streaming on Amazon Prime -- nm - ML Dec 16, 06:09 12
- I made it 3 episodes into Season 1. That might have been the worst show I'd seen all year. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 06:11 11
  - I watched two episodes but hated the whole idea and couldn't watch any more. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:32
  - The reveal at the end of S1 better be explained quick like for me to remain interested. It didn't make sense and seemed like (no spoilers) - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:30 5
    - I watched, but can't remember other than (spoilers) - JaxSanta Dec 16, 07:00 1
      - All I remember was that (MASSIVE MYTHOLOGY SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW) - Mel Profit Dec 16, 07:04
    - it appears that S2 picks up on those threads so yes? -- nm - ML Dec 16, 06:46 1
      - They'd have to because to do that and then not pick up would be show writing suicide. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:53
    - I liked it and thought it was cool. I'm way in. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 06:31
  - you have no soul - decline Dec 16, 06:12 3
    - 6 friends and I were getting together to watch it, and after episode 3 all looked at each other and went "Nope." -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 06:13 2
      - There's youre problem. You should have had nein friends. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 16, 06:34
      - that was probably just one too many friends -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:15
It's cold. Not ML cold. But cold. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:06 13
- It's now the kind of cold where if someone is out for a few mins and comes back in. You can... - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:28 4
  - ha, me too! -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:34
  - hi. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 06:30 2
    - You made it! - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:30 1
      - yonh! -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 06:32
- Ah, it's not even cold here yet. 10F feels like summer compared to what it'll be 48 hours from now. -- nm - ML Dec 16, 06:08 6
  - Oh I figured you were -10 or something because we are only 18. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:13
  - In fact: "Today is forecast to be MUCH WARMER than yesterday." - ML Dec 16, 06:08 4
    - That must be the weird tease headed this way. It's 18 now, will top out at 25. It's going to be *60* tomorrow. - ty97 Dec 16, 06:14 2
      - I'm going down to the Union Sq. Christmas market tomorrow. Want to meet up? -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:42 1
        
        Fine, I'll go alone and now you're not getting anything! *walks off in a huff* -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:58
    - Beach Boys playing in the background im sure -- nm - budice Dec 16, 06:13
- Is it windy like yesterday? If it's not windy I'm good with it being cold. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:07
Asked my brother what his kids were into to buy presents. I get back for one of them....string. - colin Dec 16, 05:43 5
- String theory textbook? -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 06:36
- Cosmology book -- nm - JD Dec 16, 06:34
- String art? Yarn hand crafts? Your child's first conspiracy theory kit? -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:21
- get a case of silly string -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:03
- Go to a fabric store with a box and buy yards and yards and yards of various color and texture string. Fill up a box. Shouldn't be too expensive. -- nm - volnelk Dec 16, 06:03
ST Holiday game: Another one from the Roku blog: Name the top 20 grossing Christmas movies of all time in the US - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 05:27 64
- What numbers are left? -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 16, 07:01
- Hint 4: Both #19 and #20 have largely african american casts as does #15 -- nm* - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:29 6
  - Best Man 2 -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 07:02
  - A Madea Christmas? -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:34
  - A Madea Christmas - decline Dec 16, 06:34 3
    - #19. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas at 52M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:35 2
      - WhooHoo! -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:36 1
        
        even you should have gotten the other 2 sequels by now -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:38
- Hint 3: For decline: #12 is an adaptation of a John Grisham novel -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:28 1
  - The Firm - decline Dec 16, 06:31
- Hint 2: There are big name actors we're missing movies from: Hanks, Arnie, Murray, Vaughn as well as 2 sequals -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:24 14
  - Bad Santa 2? -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 16, 06:47 1
    - Nope -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:49
  - Was there a Santa Clause 2? -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 16, 06:42 1
    - Indeed. #7 at 139M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:43
  - Trading Places? -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:35
  - Bad Santa -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:32 1
    - Oops, it's below. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:33
  - Oh! Lethal Weapon -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:27
  - Scrooged. Fred Claus. -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:26 1
    - #17 at 60M and #13 at 72M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:27
  - Batman Returns -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:26
  - While You Were Sleeping -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:26
  - Oh, Polar "Uncanny Valley" Express -- nm - ML Dec 16, 06:25 1
    - #3 at 183M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:25
- Bad Santa -- nm - LMS Dec 16, 06:18 1
  - Excellent. #18 at 60M. -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:19
- Home Alone 2, Home Alone 3 -- nm - LMS Dec 16, 06:17 1
  - #4, and no -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:17
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:17 1
  - #14 at 71M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:17
- Hint 1: There are number of sequels to movies already answered here that are also on the list -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:16 7
  - Five Christmases -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:18 3
    - there should be a Five Christmases -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:18 2
      - (I don't even know what four christmases is ) -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:28 1
        
        A waste of money and your time. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:44
  - Home Alone 2! -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:17 2
    - #4 at 173M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:17 1
      - It should be #1. It has a cameo from PEOTUS! -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:17
- A Muppet Christmas Carol -- nm - LMS Dec 16, 06:14 3
  - I should be noted that a lack of muppets here would be a good guess -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:30
  - HEAT WAVE! - kelly Dec 16, 06:18
  - Nope -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:15
- Jack Frost -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:13 1
  - Now you're thinking. No. -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:14
- P2 -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:13
- Four Christmases -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:12 1
  - whoa. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 06:16
- Four Christmases. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 06:12 1
  - #9 at 120M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:13
- Gremlins -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:11
- Krampus 2 - TheE Devil Returns -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:10 1
  - #...no -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:11
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Miracle on 34th St., The Santa Clause, Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:06 1
  - #2, N/A, #6 at 144M, #1 at 285M, #11 at 75M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:10
- Love Actually. Jingle all the Way. Carrey's The Grinch. -- nm - volnelk Dec 16, 06:05 1
  - N/A, #16 at 60M, #2 (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) at 260M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:09
- Elf -- nm - LMS Dec 16, 06:04 1
  - #5 at 173M -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:09
- Krampus -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:03 1
  - N/A -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:09
- Die Hard -- nm - colin Dec 16, 05:44 2
  - Not on the list (which this alone invalidates it) -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:08 1
    - Preach! -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 06:12
Rogue One - I agree somewhere between a B and B+. -- nm - LMS Dec 16, 05:14 4
- the Metro today pretty much trashed it as too. But I suspect they attend the same basement meetings as David and (massive spoilers) they spoiled some - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:27 2
  - That spoiler has been in a lot of reviews (which is why I didn't read any until today) - spamlet Dec 16, 06:57 1
    - That's pretty bad. I mean...(no spoilers) - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:59
- I would grade at around C+, alas.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 16, 05:15
Oscars: 9 films named as finalists for the Best Foreign Film category - Dano Dec 16, 05:05 3
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- No Olli Mäki makes me sad.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 16, 05:13
4 in the morning, crapped out, yawning.... -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 16, 03:45
TV PSA: Caught on Camera, Hell's Kitchen, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, Bellator, Dr Ken, Gold Rush, Hawaii 5-O, Exorcist, Z Nation, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 03:15
-21C, with wind chill feels like -36C -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 03:06
Have more famous people died in 2016? -- (link) - Covington Dec 16, 01:50 1
- there's a big flaw in the stats, measured only the number of PREPARED Obits, and half those are like who? over here -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 02:25
MOOSE WARNING -- (link) - mafic Dec 16, 01:45 3
- A Møøse once bit my sister -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:09 2
  - on purpose? -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:32 1
    - Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:38
Man, Knight of Cups should have been called TERRENCE MALICK! nm - Dignan Dec 16, 01:24 2
- You got caught watching that last night too, eh? I picked it up around the photo shoot and found myself trapped for the duration. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 16, 06:56
- Now I'm imagining a Broadway production called Terrence Malick: The Musical. -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 06:00
" Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday. " -- (link) - Reagen Dec 15, 23:20 4
- (note yesterday's low) -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 05:59
- it's almost summer here. 50 degrees warmer than you tomorrow, so not *too* hot. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 00:11
- if it's 0 degrees today, and tomorrow is going to be twice as cold... - howie Dec 15, 23:50
- I'd suggest that you move to Hilton Head...but I don't want you to die. -- nm - David Dec 15, 23:49
Rogue One A-. I dug it. - budice Dec 15, 22:33
MCR: I just claimed 2 more 12-packs for 30 points and another Amazon $10 gift card for 170 from mycokerewards. -- nm - GregW Dec 15, 21:50
Today I shopped for a pair of fleece pajama/lounging pants. Women's styles don't have pockets!?! - Meg Dec 15, 21:45 6
- we need pockets because we don't have bras to stash stuff -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 23:26
- pocket pool is a man's sport -- nm - Max Dec 15, 21:47 4
  - Bronze film now on cable starring Melissa Rousch spoiler - Peglegpete Dec 15, 22:51
  - gross. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 22:02 2
    - especially in this weather -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 22:06 1
      - Heh :) -- nm - Meg Dec 15, 22:47
SITWAP, but have there been predictions on how Rogue One does opening weekend? -- nm - call me Kris Kringle Dec 15, 21:43 1
- Nah. Is it opening soon? -- nm - GregW Dec 15, 21:52

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